Basra Crowd Burns British Tanks During Raid on Jail
Crowds in Basra attacked U.K. forces as they tried to free two British servicemen from a jail in the southern Iraqi city, setting tanks on fire in clashes that left two people dead, British Broadcasting Corp. said.
British tanks smashed through the jail's entrance after the men were arrested yesterday for allegedly shooting at Iraqi police, BBC reported on its Web site, citing unidentified witnesses. The attack sparked clashes in which two civilians were killed, U.K. tanks were set ablaze and three British soldiers were injured when protesters threw petrol bombs at the tanks, the BBC reported.