MOSCOW, June 2 (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) -- A British soldier was killed during training exercises in Iraq, Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported, citing United Kingdom (UK) Defence Secretary John Healey.
"With deep regret, I should inform the House that a training accident occurred in northern Iraq yesterday in which a member of service personnel from the British Army died," Healey said in the UK parliament on Monday.
He noted that the victim's family had been informed and had asked: "for a period of grace before further details are released."
-- BERNAMA-SPUTNIK/RIA NOVOSTI
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