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September 24, 2005
Tensions Over Basra Incident Continue
After the Basra incident in which two British soldiers working undercover shot two Iraqi police officers trying to arrest them, were arrested, handed over to militia and rescued by a British armored team, tensions between the Iraqis and the British forces have remained high. Now a Iraqi Judge has issued a warrant for the re-arrest of the soldiers. There is, however, a question nobody has answered to my satisfaction; why did the Iraqi policemen try to arrest them in the first place?
Here is the story: Judge Renews Warrant for British Soldiers
BASRA, Iraq Sep 24, 2005 - An Iraqi judge said on Saturday he had renewed arrest warrants for two British soldiers who were rescued from jail early this week by troops using armor to crash through the prison walls.The violence infuriated local Iraqi police and government officials, and tensions remained high in Basra on Saturday. Rockets were fired at two buildings housing British officials, police said. Most of them missed their mark, and no British officials were hurt. However, two of the rockets hit nearby homes and wounded an Iraqi civilian, police said.
The two British soldiers were arrested by Iraqi authorities on Monday after allegedly shooting two Iraqi policemen who tried to detain them. One of the policemen reportedly was killed. The two British soldiers, operating undercover, were subsequently taken into custody.
Posted by Ruy Diaz at September 24, 2005 9:00 AM
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I think they were arrested because they didn't stop at a checkpoint, were wearing plain clothes, and didn't have "official" papers. But that is the story given to the press, and I don't always think they are told the whole truth by people in the armed forves, police and government. And Geoff Hoon, the Minister for Defence, is a lying deceitful arsehole, so I wouldn't believe anything he, or his underlings, hands out on a press release.
Posted by: Agaricus at September 24, 2005 11:41 AM
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