Soldier dies in shooting incident in Iraq

A teenage paratrooper has died in Iraq in a suspected shooting incident the Ministry of Defence has said. An investigation into the death of para trooper Andrew Kelly, 18, of Colchester based 3rd parachute regiment is under way officials added. It is understood that Private Kelly was in barracks in Basra, South Iraq, when the incident took place on Tuesday. Private Kelly, of Devon, is the 34th soldier to die in the current conflict.

With acknowledgements to BBC Ceefax