Wednesday, January 19, 2005

MoD release wounded figures

Daily Telegraph 19th Jan - 790 British troops seriously wounded but MoD denies cover-up
"The Ministry of Defence said yesterday a total of 790 British soldiers had been seriously wounded in Iraq but rejected claims that it had sought to cover up the figure.The MoD, which disclosed the information in response to media inquires under the Freedom of Information Act, suggested that the number of seriously injured flown to Britain for treatment was always available to anyone who wanted to ask"

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