4 Europeans (Britons) dead in Iraq; U.S. copter down
Four British soldiers were killed Thursday in an ambush in southern Iraq, and Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tehran's support for Iraqi militants could lead Britain "to reflect on our relationship with Iran."
The U.S. military also reported the deaths of five soldiers around Baghdad. And a U.S. Army helicopter went down south of the capital, but all nine aboard survived, officials said. The four British deaths — the biggest loss of life for British forces in more than four months
The number of Iraqis killed in the past seven days rose to nearly 550 despite a U.S.-Iraqi security sweep that is now in its seventh week. Over the weekend, roadside bombs claimed the lives of six American soldiers.
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