Fatality in Basra 021006

[the_guru]

BBC News 24 reporting 1 x fatality and 1x VSI in an incident in Basra. They are reporting that those involved are Medics

No link

 

[oxocube25]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5398766.stm

Thats it at the moment.

 

[whiffler]

Radio 5 has the same, 'indirect fire' the cause.

 

[The-Daddy]

Poor f~ckers - Hope the VSI makes it

 

[Lucky_Jim]

A few more details released.

A British soldier has been killed and another seriously injured during an attack at a UK base in Basra, southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The two soldiers were said to have been hit in an "indirect fire attack" at the Shatt Al-Arab Hotel after mortars landed inside the base perimeter.

They were from the Royal Army Medical Corps. Their names have not yet been released by the MoD.

The death on Sunday brings the British death toll in Iraq to 119.

A British military spokesman in Basra about 15 mortars were fired at the base, with three or four landing inside the perimeter.

The soldiers were taken to hospital, where one later died. The other suffered a broken arm, the spokesman said .

Link here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5398766.stm

 

[spike7451]

RIP Mate & best wishes for the injured.
You are all in our thoughts.
Spike

 

[Goatman]

RIP medic, stand easy.

As ever, thoughts and prayers with both the families and grieving colleagues still on the ground at this sad time.

' what comfort can I find?'
None this tide,
Nor any tide,
Except he did not shame his kind -
Not even with that wind blowing, and that tide.

Then hold your head up all the more,
This tide, And every tide;
Because he was the son you bore,
And gave to that wind blowing and that tide. - Kipling - My Son Jack


Le Chevre

 

[hackle]

very sorry to hear this.

[for obvious reasons might I suggest the originator includes the date in the heading of this kind of message. If this makes sense, he can still go back now and modify the heading.]

 

[DarkBlueLoggie]

RIP and a speedy recovery for the injured medic.

 

[SkiCarver]

RIP and a speedy recovery to the injured.

 

[redsquirrel]

RIP.

 

[GRFC]

Very sad news indeed. RIP

 

[janieo]

RIP...

Gone But Not Forgotton...

 

[theoriginalphantom]

RIP and good speedy recovery to the VSI.

 

[oxocube25]

RIP and all the best and a speedy recovery to the injured.

 

[doublecrease]

RIP.


At the going down of the sun..

 

[KGB_resident]

RIP.

 

[Sven]

Terrible news RIP

A speedy rcovery to the injured medic

 

[Older_by_the_day]

RIP mate.

Hope the injured bloke makes a good recovery.

 

[Warrior_Poet]

RIP and prayers for the families and the injured.