Six British troops killed, eight injured in southern Iraq

London, June 24: Six British soldiers were killed
and eight injured today in two separate incidents in southern
Iraq, Downing Street said.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair's office said the six
were killed near al-Amarah, north of the southern city of
Basra, without giving additional information.

In a second incident troops from the 1st Battalion the
Parachute Regiment, patrolling south of al-Amarah, came under
fire and took one casualty, Downing Street said.

Bureau Report