British Airman killed in Iraq

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A British airman has died following a rocket attack on a military base in Basra, southern Iraq.

The serviceman, attached to the Royal Air Force's 903 Expeditionary Air Wing, was killed in the attack at about 2130 local time (1830 GMT) on Friday. The serviceman's family has been informed, said the Ministry of Defence.

The death takes the number of UK troops killed in Iraq to 175. The last fatality was a member of 1st Battalion The Scots Guards, killed in December.

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