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British soldier killed in Gulf accident: defence ministry
LONDON (AFP) Apr 02, 2003
A British soldier was killed Tuesday in a road traffic accident involving a light armoured vehicle, taking to 27 the British death toll since the start of the war on Iraq 13 days ago, the defence ministry said.

The dead serviceman's family have been informed but no other details were released by the MoD, a defence ministry spokesman told AFP.

It was not known if the accident was in Iraq or Kuwait and no other details were available about the accident or the victim, the spokesman said.

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