Danish Soldier Killed in Iraq - Democratic Underground

kskiska

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Sun Aug-17-03 10:56 AM
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Danish Soldier Killed in Iraq

A Danish soldier serving with the international stabilisation force in Iraq has been killed in a clash near the southern city of Basra.

Corporal Preben Pedersen, 34, is the first Danish soldier to be killed since Denmark sent a contingent of about 400 troops to Iraq in July.

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.

A preliminary investigation indicated Pedersen may have been killed by friendly fire, the spokesman told the Associated Press. Two Iraqis also died in the incident.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3157877.stm

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VolcanoJen

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Sun Aug-17-03 11:00 AM
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1. Dupe...

Ksiska, could you please add your link to the earlier thread on this topic? Your BBC link contains the soldier's name, and also alleges that the incident may have been caused by friendly fire. This is an important part of the story.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=69854

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