Date : 28/09/2007
BASRA, Sept 28 (KUNA) -- A British military base at Basra Airport was hit
by mortars Thursday night, the British troops in southern Iraq said on Friday.
Unidentified gunmen shelled with mortars the British military base at Basra
Airport but no damage or casualties were reported, a spokesman of the British
troops said in a statement.
This is the second attack against the British troops in the south since
they withdrew from the Basra Palace in mid August.(end)
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