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Insurgents turn out to be brits { August 2005 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/19/content_3514065.htm http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/19/content_3514065.htm Iraqi police detain two British soldiers in Basra www.chinaview.cn 2005-09-19 22:46:55 BAGHDAD, Sept. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Iraqi police detained two British soldiers in civilian clothes in the southern city Basra for firing on a police station on Monday, police said. "Two persons wearing Arab uniforms opened fire at a police station in Basra. A police patrol followed the attackers and captured them to discover they were two British soldiers," an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua. The two soldiers were using a civilian car packed with explosives, the source said. He added that the two were being interrogated in the police headquarters of Basra. The British forces informed the Iraqi authorities that the two soldiers were performing an official duty, the source said. British military authorities said they could not confirm the incident but investigations were underway. Enditem

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