Aftermath of roadside bomb explosion that injured one British soldier

(6 Jan 2007) 1. Crowd gathered at scene of blast with blood stains on ground 2. Wide of scene 3. Crater caused by explosion 4. Close-up of blood stains 5. British tanks driving 6. British helicopter landing 7. Various of British soldiers, tanks 8. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Jassim (only name given), eyewitness: "One was killed and another was injured and they have been evacuated." 9. Various of British soldiers at scene 10. Helicopter landing 11. Wide of tanks at scene STORYLINE: A roadside bomb targeting a military convoy exploded in Basra on Saturday, wounding one British soldier, the army said. From the scene of the attack, an eyewitness claimed at least one soldier was killed. "One was killed and another was injured and they have been evacuated," local resident Jassim said. However, British military spokesman Major Charlie Burbridge said one soldier wounded but the injuries were not considered to be life-threatening. Basra is Iraq's second-largest city about 550 kilometres (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad. Most of the 7,200 British soldiers in Iraq are based in Basra. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...