Attack in Basra
7th Sep 2005, 21:52 GMT
It is with great sadness that the Department of State confirms that the attack in Basra, Iraq today, September 7, killed four Triple Canopy contractors working with the Bureau of Diplomatic Security. The four security contractors were valued members of the State Department family and of our Diplomatic Security team in Baghdad.
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