24/05/2004

Two Britons killed in Baghdad ambush

Two British civilians have been killed in an explosion in Baghdad, according to reports emerging today.

Two British citizens and two Iraqis were killed in what is thought to have been a rocket-propelled grenade attack in central Baghdad this morning. A third British man is reported to have been injured in the incident.

According to the BBC, a 4x4 vehicle carrying civilian contractors was destroyed in an ambush outside Coalition headquarters.

The Foreign Secretary Jack Straw condemned the killings as "shocking".

(gmcg)

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