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British soldier dies in Iraq

Updated on 02 April 2007

Source PA News

A British soldier has died after being wounded while on a routine patrol in southern Iraq, an army spokesman said.

The soldier, from Chindit Company, 2nd Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, was hit by small arms fire while outside his Warrior vehicle during a patrol in the al-Ashar area of Basra.

He was taken to the multi-national Basra Palace base, where he later died from his injuries.

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