Britons killed in Baghdad blast

4.45pm update

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Britons killed in Baghdad blast

Staff and agencies
Monday May 24, 2004

The burning remains of a vehicle that exploded outside the US-led forces headquarters in Baghdad, killing four people. Photograph: Antonio Scorza/AFP/Getty Images


Two Britons died when their car was destroyed by a rocket-propelled grenade as it approached a US-controlled checkpoint in Baghdad today, the US military said.

The armour-plated car was attacked near the so-called "assassin's gate", one of the main entrances to the heavily-guarded green zone housing the headquarters of the US-led forces in Iraq.

Checkpoints around the zone, which is also used as a base by foreign contractors, journalists and aid agencies, have been targeted in at least four fatal attacks since January.

The US military and local police said two foreigners had been killed in the latest incident, which happened at around 2pm local time (1100BST). Two people were injured.

rest and pics at...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1223643,00.html

Anyone know the total?

An RPG kicks ass.

:shrug: Live by the sword; die by the sword.

:crazy: Article says "another former soldier."

Quote from article:

"n April, another former soldier, Michael Bloss, was killed in a battle near the town of Hit. Mr Bloss, 38, from Bridgend, south Wales, had been protecting civilian contractors and, just hours before the battle, had emailed friends warning of a deteriorating situation."

When you add it to the insanity of the Busholini regime, you have insanity on steroids.