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04-30-2006, 10:35 PM
London - Three security contractors were killed on Sunday in a roadside bomb attack 50km south of Baghdad and two others injured, said Britain's foreign office.
The nationality of the contractors has not been confirmed, but the incident was reported to the British embassy in Baghdad, said a UK government official.
All five contractors had been traveling in a sports utility vehicle which was attacked on Sunday morning, according to an Iraqi police report.
"A private security convoy was attacked this morning, three people were killed and two others injured," said a spokesperson for Britain's foreign office, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with government policy.
She said the condition of the two injured contractors was not known, but confirmed both are being treated in a hospital in Baghdad.
The contractors were working for London-based private security company Aegis Defence Services Ltd, said a British official.
Staff at the London headquarters of Aegis, one of the biggest security contractors in Iraq, were not available for comment.
The company, established in 2002 by Tim Spicer, a former British army officer, is contracted by United States authorities to provide services including "protection of both civilian and military personnel travelling throughout the country."
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The nationality of the contractors has not been confirmed, but the incident was reported to the British embassy in Baghdad, said a UK government official.
All five contractors had been traveling in a sports utility vehicle which was attacked on Sunday morning, according to an Iraqi police report.
"A private security convoy was attacked this morning, three people were killed and two others injured," said a spokesperson for Britain's foreign office, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with government policy.
She said the condition of the two injured contractors was not known, but confirmed both are being treated in a hospital in Baghdad.
The contractors were working for London-based private security company Aegis Defence Services Ltd, said a British official.
Staff at the London headquarters of Aegis, one of the biggest security contractors in Iraq, were not available for comment.
The company, established in 2002 by Tim Spicer, a former British army officer, is contracted by United States authorities to provide services including "protection of both civilian and military personnel travelling throughout the country."
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