British security guard killed in Iraq

A Briton believed to have been working as a security guard for a US firm in Iraq has been killed, The Foreign Office said today…

A Briton believed to have been working as a security guard for a US firm in Iraq has been killed, The Foreign Office said today.

"A Briton has been killed in Iraq. I can confirm his name is Michael Bloss," the spokeswoman told Reuters.

News reports said he was working for a US security firm but this could not be confirmed by the Foreign Office.

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