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| Iraq |
| Reports of Britons killed in Iraq |
| 2005-11-28 |
| British officials are investigating reports that two British nationals have been killed in Iraq. The pair and at least three other foreigners were attacked on a bus by gunmen near Baghdad as they travelled to Kerbala, according to media reports. The group has been described as British Asians on a pilgrimage to holy shrines. A British embassy spokeswoman told Reuters: "We've heard that it could be two British nationals, but we know no more than that." The shooting comes as hostage experts hunt for a kidnapped British aid worker who went missing with three other westerners in Baghdad on Saturday. A multi-national hostage team is trying to find Norman Kember, a retired professor in his 70s. The Britons feared dead in the separate attack were shot at when the bus they were on neared a checkpoint in the Dora neighbourhood, Police Captain Talib Thamir told Associated Press. "Hospital officials are telling us that three have been wounded and there are also dead," said BBC correspondent Caroline Hawley. The injured were taken to Baghdad's Yarmouk hospital. |
| Posted by:Flomoling Whurong6321 |
| #1 Should have been visiting some 'holy shrines' in Scotland. Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2005-11-28 09:47 |