http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=525405§ion=newsWARSAW (Reuters) - Six soldiers from eastern Europe have been killed while disposing of ammunition from an Iraqi depot in the Polish-run occupation zone.
A Polish military spokesman said three Slovaks, two Poles and one Latvian were killed in the weapons- disposal operation near the town of al-Suvariya, south of Baghdad, on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Marek Belka expressed condolences to the families of the dead, but said the accident would not affect Poland's resolve to keep its troops in Iraq as long as needed.
"This is a most honourable and noble way to die, though for the families of the victims this is small comfort," Belka told a news briefing.
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