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Polish soldier killed in Iraq, Warsaw says
Apr 21, 2007, 9:51 GMT
Warsaw - A Polish soldier was killed and four were wounded in an explosion during a night-time patrol in central Iraq, the Defence Ministry said Saturday.
The ministry said the soldier, 25, was on a joint patrol of Polish forces and Iraqi police in the central province of Diwaniya when the blast occurred.
He became the 25th Polish national to be killed in Iraq, where Poland's military has been participating in the multinational forces since September 2003.
Some 750 Polish soldiers are currently on duty in Iraq, with their involvement there now a controversial issue in Poland.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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