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London dismisses report of British action in Basra (Extra)
Mar 29, 2007, 11:03 GMT
London - The British government Thursday dismissed reports from Basra claiming that British troops had surrounded the Iranian consulate in the southern Iraqi port.
The report, by Arabic television station al-Arabiya, was 'absurd,' a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in London said.
'There was a routine foot patrol in Basra, they didn't even know the consulate was there. They came under fire from a passing vehicle and they returned fire. The car carried on and there were no casualties.'
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TONY BLAIR THE LIAR OF THE CENTURY
Funny how no other news agency has seen these magic pictures of which you speak....I smell a lying Muslim! but I guess you all smell like that, or is it wet camel hair?
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TONY BLAIR THE LIAR OF THE CENTURYMar 29th, 2007 - 11:25:15
The TV chanel showed the soldiers surrounding the Iranian embassy, and poor tony rejects the photographs, but shows GPS of mobile quality, without time of the record for showing the position of sailors.
WHAT A LIAR, ACTUALLY HE BEATS EVEN BUSH THE BUTCHER OF MUSLIMS, IN HIS LIES!
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