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Four UK troops killed in attack in southern Iraq
12 Nov 2006 17:38:27 GMT
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LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Four British troops were killed and three seriously injured in an attack on a patrol boat in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the Ministry of Defence in London said on Sunday.

Their boat was attacked on the Shatt al Arab waterway, the ministry said in a statement.

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