A British soldier seriously injured in heavy fighting in southern Iraq died Sunday, the Defense Ministry said. The soldier, who was not identified, was one of three wounded as British troops were hit by heavy attacks with bombs, rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire in the southern city of Basra early Saturday. Another soldier died during the attacks, The Associated Press quoted the ministry as saying. The troops came under «a large number of attacks» while conducting operations in which several people were arrested in Basra, the military had said. Coalition warplanes destroyed roadside bombs from the air as the troops were extracted from the city, it said.
