Basra Bizarre: SAS Commandos Arrested and Sprung :: PEJ News :: Stories, Features, Opinion and Analysis :: Peace, Earth & Justice News

Basra Bizarre: SAS Commandos Arrested and Sprung :: PEJ News :: Stories, Features, Opinion and Analysis :: Peace, Earth & Justice News: "Two British commandos, members of the secretive SAS were arrested by Iraqi police yesterday in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. The two men, dressed in Arab garb and driving an unmarked car, drew the attention of police. As the car was approached, shots were fired. Conflicting reports make the timeline of the exchange of fire unclear, and there are also discrepancies concerning caualties, some saying one policeman was wounded and/or killed, others claiming two police dead, while still others claim none were killed. But what is clear: the two soldiers were taken into custody and questioned by an Iraqi judge. "