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WRAP UK soldier killed, militants warn of new Najaf

(9 Aug 2004) 1. Wide of crowd 2. Posters of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr outside government office 3. Banner reading "Shame and disgrace upon Allawi and every collaborator." 4. Wide of chanting crowd, UPSOUND (Arabic): "Allawi and Saddam Hussein against the Hawza and religion." 5. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Sheik Assad al-Basri, al-Sadr spokesman in Basra: "We have gathered here today to give a last chance to the occupying enemy and their collaborator Iyad Allawi, the Minister of Defence and the Minister of the Interior and the damned governor of Najaf, whom we hope has gone to hell, that our patience has run out and peaceful discussions have been ended. After a few hours Basra will be the second Najaf and the fighting will be on the streets." 6. Chanting crowd 7. Al-Mehdi army member on street corner with Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) 8. Armed masked militiamen 9. Smoke rising over governor's office 10. RPG wielding militiaman 11. Smoke rises ++Video as incoming++ Tweisa neighbourhood, Basra 12. Wide of burnt out British military vehicle, men and boys around it 13. Mid shot of burnt out military jeep 14. Men and boys chanting on the top of the vehicle, UPSOUND (Arabic): "We are the troops of the son of Sayeed (referring to Muqtada al-Sadr)." 15. SOUNDBITE: (arabic) militant with mouth covered with scarf: "They left it (the jeeps) and ran like cowards." 16. Wide of people chanting on the top of destroyed vehicle 17. Pan from militant covered with scarf and holding an automatic riffle to men and boys chanting, UPSOUND (Arabic): "We are the troops of the son of Sayeed (referring to Muqtada al-Sadr)." 18. Zoom in on another destroyed British military jeep near the office of Muqtada al-Sadr in Basra, Iraqi policeman passing by 19. Mid shot of destroyed vehicle 20. Wide of men and children around destroyed military vehicle STORYLINE A British soldier was killed and several others were injured Monday in clashes with militants in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the British Ministry of Defence said. The dead soldier was not immediately identified. The attack took place hours after the spokesman of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Basra threatened to turn Basra in a "second Najaf" with "fighting on the streets." The attack on the British patrolling jeeps happened at 1730 pm (1330 GMT) in the Tweisa neighbourhood of Basra, where the office of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is located. The two British jeeps were driving one kilometre (0.6 miles) apart when they were attacked by militants. Hours after the clash, armed men and boys were jumping on the top of the two military vehicles and chanting "We are the troops of the son of Sayeed (referring to Muqtada al-Sadr)." The British ministry of Defence issued a statement saying that there have been "a number of incidents within the British area of operations in and around Basra between insurgents and U.K. forces throughout the afternoon and early evening." Masked Mahdi Army gunmen patrolled some main streets in Basra on Monday and set up checkpoints, witnesses said. The incident brought the British military's death toll since the start of the Iraq war to 62. Earlier the Mahdi Army threatened to take over local government buildings and target oil pipelines and ports in southern Iraq if U.S. troops did not leave Najaf. Several hundred demonstrators gathered outside government offices, chanting support for the young radical Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Protestors denounced calls from Allawi that al-Sadr's al-Mahdi Army should withdraw from Najaf. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...