Reply #2: A BBC report adds some more information. [View All]

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Four UK servicemen dead in Iraq

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The boat was hit by an "improvised explosive device", said Captain Tane
Dunlop, speaking from Basra.

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'Unusual'

Capt Dunlop said: "The use of improvised explosive devices is very common
in Iraq, more often further north but there have been a number of such attacks
in the Basra province and Basra city.

"It is slightly unusual in that this time it was targeting a boat, but they're
usually used against any form of multi-national forces or personnel."

He said the injured servicemen had been evacuated to a field hospital where they
were receiving medical attention.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6141836.stm