More Bulgarian troops want to leave Iraq

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More Bulgarian troops want to leave Iraq


Wednesday 28 April 2004, 23:36 Makka Time, 20:36 GMT


Bulgarian troops patrol the Shia shrine city of Kerbala



More Bulgarian troops want to leave Iraq after coming under fire in southern Iraqi city of Kerbala.



The Bulgarian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday some 20 to 25 soldiers have asked to go home after repeated attacks on their 450-strong light infantry battalion in the holy city.

Ten to 15 more soldiers have requested to be relieved from the unit, which is based in the centre of the tense city, than at the beginning of April, said ministry spokeswoman Rumiana Strugarova.

She would not give exact figures, saying some of the requests were not yet official.

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