Danish Soldier Killed in Basra, Nine Iraqi Prisoners Died in Attack at Iraqi Jail

Danish Soldier Killed in Basra, Nine Iraqi Prisoners Died in Attack at Iraqi Jail
A Danish soldier serving with the occupation forces in Iraq has been killed in a clash near the southern city of Basra. Details are still sketchy but shooting erupted when a Danish unit stopped a truck carrying several Iraqis during a routine patrol overnight, a spokesman from Denmark's army command said. Two Iraqis also died in the incident. One Iraqi was also injured and several arrested. The overnight clash happened in Al-Madinah, about 50 kilometres north of Basra. **Nine Iraqis Die in Mortar Attack at Abo Guraib Prison*** A mortar attack at a prison outside Baghdad killed nine Iraqis and injured more than 60, according to a US military spokesman. Spc. Anthony Reinoso said someone fired two mortar rounds at the Abu Ghraib prison Saturday night, killing nine Iraqis and wounding 67. **PHOTO CAPTION*** An Iraqi woman inspects the damage to her house in Basra August 16, 2003, after it was raided by British soldiers overnight. (REUTERS/Suhaib Salem)

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