British airman killed in Iraq (update)

This report has only just reached the MOD home page (using the same headline!) so you saw it here first. Not that that is in any way laudable but it does just go to show how much priority these tragic events get nowadays.

It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that a British airman was killed in Basra, southern Iraq yesterday, Friday 29 February 2008.

The airman, who was attached to 903 Expeditionary Air Wing, Royal Air Force, died as a result of a rocket attack on the Contingency Operating Base in Basra.

The airman’s next of kin have been informed and have requested a period of 24 hours before further details are released.

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