BAGHDAD Ñ Two Western security contractors have been killed in an
ambush in Iraq.
The two security personnel, an Australian and a Briton, were ambushed in
Baghdad's Green Zone on Aug. 9, Middle East Newsline reported. The Green Zone, which hosts foreign
embassies, parliament and U.S. military headquarters, has been regarded as
the most secure area in Iraq.
Private security contractors have played a leading role in the
protection of embassies, military bases, reconstruction projects and VIPs in
Iraq.
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"We are working closely with the Iraqi authorities to investigate the
circumstances of their deaths," the British firm ArmorGroup said.
The two men were identified as Paul McGuigan and Darren Hoare, a British
national and an Australian, respectively. ArmorGroup, which also operates in
Bahrain and Lebanon, has been a leading security contractor in Iraq.
"Their next of kin have been informed and we are supporting them as much
as we can in these tragic circumstances," ArmorGroup spokesman Patrick
Toyne-Sewell said.
