Iraq: British prison attack 'barbaric act of aggression' says governor
yahoo/AP: In a dramatic show of force, British soldiers used tanks to break down the walls of the central jail in this southern city Monday and freed two Britons, allegedly undercover commandos arrested on charges of shooting two Iraqi policemen. The Basra governor called the rescue a "barbaric" act of aggression.
About 150 Iraqi prisoners also fled as British commandos stormed inside and rescued their comrades, said Aquil Jabbar, an Iraqi television cameraman who lives across the street from the jail. Earlier Monday, demonstrators hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at British tanks, and at least four people were killed. Read more
db: We are in the shit big time in Basra now. Maybe it's just possible that Jack Straw was right earlier today when he said that the UK is part of the problem in Iraq.
About 150 Iraqi prisoners also fled as British commandos stormed inside and rescued their comrades, said Aquil Jabbar, an Iraqi television cameraman who lives across the street from the jail. Earlier Monday, demonstrators hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at British tanks, and at least four people were killed. Read more
db: We are in the shit big time in Basra now. Maybe it's just possible that Jack Straw was right earlier today when he said that the UK is part of the problem in Iraq.
posted by exoplanet at 10:15 PM
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