2 British Guards Reported Shot in Iraq

[SodoffBush]

A drive-by shooting Sunday in northern Iraq (news - web sites) killed two people described by a local official as British guards at a power station.

U.S. soldiers and Iraqi police sealed off the area in Mosul after the shooting. Witnesses said the victims, in flak jackets, were beside a burning four-wheel drive vehicle.


An Iraqi official at the power station in East Mosul said the victims were British guards who were protecting foreign experts working at the station. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said a second car carrying the experts escaped the attack.


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&e=1&u=/ap/20040328/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

Since they appear to be civilians, they won't be showing up on military fatality lists.

[saigon68]

1. Mercenaries working for the Vinnell Corporation

Getting paid $150,000.00 to $185,000.00 per year

Imagine how many school lunches that would buy?

[daleo]

2. A Canadian and Briton were killed in a convoy on the way to this place

Also, a couple of Finns earlier in the week, I believe. Someone really doesn't want this plant working, or at least not under foreign control.

[daleo]

4. Some possible confusion

It may be that the story about the Canadian and Briton was in fact the same incident as this one, but with the nationalities of the parties better identified. However this is still not clear to me.

[Barrett808]

3. kick