A British national working for a USA contractor was killed and another injured in a bomb blast Monday in western Iraq’s Ramadi city, according to a local police officer.
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Iraqi forces backed by US-led air strikes drove Islamic State out of the area at the end of past year.
Rigging homes and planting bombs on roads was a key component of the system IS set up to defend the city, which lies about 100 kilometres (60 miles) west of Baghdad.
The British embassy in Baghdad was quoted as saying that it was “aware” a Briton had been killed in Ramadi in the centre of the country.
According to the AFP news agency, the incident was also confirmed by the mayor of Ramadi, although he did not specify the nationality of the wounded contractor. Iraqi police say they have apprehended a boy would-be suicide bomber in the city of Kirkuk before he was able to detonate his explosive belt.
Janus Global Operations began its work in April after being awarded the contract to clear thousands of devices and booby-traps left by IS.
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“The incident is under investigation, but what we can confirm is that, sadly, there was one fatality, a national of the United Kingdom”.
