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Britain rejects most compensation claims for Iraqi deaths

IRNA

London, Dec 24, IRNA -- Britain has rejected a majority of 
compensation claims made for Iraqi civilian fatalities that allegedly 
involved UK forces since the US declared the end of major combat 
operations on May 1. 
According to Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram, out of a total of 
23 claims, seven have been rejected, 13 were under investigation and 
only three had led to payouts for undisclosed amounts. 
In a written answer to parliament, he also revealed that 
compensation payments have been made for 19 Iraqi civilians injured 
by UK service personnel out of 73 claims made. 
PA News reported that seven of these were in the southern city of 
Basra and totalled only Pnds 2,000 (Dlrs 3,400) in compensation, and 
12 others in the rest of Iraq receiving a total of Pnds 4,625. 
In his reply, Ingram said that at least 428 British military 
vehicles had been involved in road accidents in Iraq since major 
combat operations concluded, resulting in the deaths of two 
servicemen and nine vehicles being written off. 
The number of incidents reached their peak in July with 101 
reported crashes, but since then have declined to 23 recorded in 
November. 
During the combat stage of the war, some 158 UK vehicles were said 
to have been involved in accidents in Iraq, with five being written 
off but no fatalities reported. 
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