Attack On British Consulate Convoy In Iraq Kills Two

30 July 2005 -- A British consulate convoy was hit by a roadside bomb in the southern Iraqi city of Al-Basrah today, killing two British security guards.

A spokeswoman with the consulate in Al-Basrah, Karen McLuskie, said the attack occurred as the convoy was passing through the city.

It is unclear if anyone else was injured in the blast.

Al-Basrah, Iraq's second-largest city, has been relatively calm over the past 18 months. British forces are responsible for security in the city and other towns in southern Iraq, which is predominantly Shi'ite.

(Reuters/AP/AFP)

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