Blast near Basra kills three Iraqis

A blast in the southern Iraqi town of Zubeir, near Basra, killed three Iraqis and wounded two British soldiers today, the British…

A blast in the southern Iraqi town of Zubeir, near Basra, killed three Iraqis and wounded two British soldiers today, the British military said.

A British spokesman had no other details on the explosion in Zubeir, 25 kilometres south of Basra.

Three coordinated car bombings aimed at Iraqi police stations killed at least 55 people in Basra today.

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