Posted on 05/29/2005 6:53:04 AM PDT by Flavius
LONDON, May 29 (Xinhuanet) -- One British soldier was killed near the southeastern Iraqi town of Amara when forces were attacked, the British Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
"There has been a hostile action against British troops ...which has resulted in a fatality," said a ministry spokesman.
The incident is under investigation but it appears to have beenthe result of an explosion, he added.
Meanwhile, Britain's Sky News television reported that the incident was a roadside bomb attack on a convoy near Amara.
Insurgents in Iraq have stepped up attacks on US and Iraqi troops since a new Iraqi government was announced in April, killing over 600 people.
Britain, a staunch US ally on Iraq, is now positioning about 9,000 troops in Iraq, and more than 80 British soldiers have been killed in Iraq. Enditem
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