The British military killed five looters trying to rob the bank in the Basra

British military personnel shot five men trying to rob the bank in the Basra, who opened fire on them, the representative of the US command said on Friday.

“The robbers joined the battle with the patrol,” said the official representative of the US Armed Forces, adding that the British were forced to open fire. The incident occurred on Thursday, reports Reuters.

The representative of the anti -Iracal forces command, Brigadier Vincent Brooks, said at a briefing in Qatar that US military forces did not plan to take on counteracting robberies and looting in Iraq, but, according to him, the British military for the looters should ensure other people from such actions. “They were shot dead. Maryworts in the Basra will not pass,” Brooks said.

The order and tranquility in Baghdad will be restored, as is done in the Basra. This statement was made on Friday by the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Great Britain Tony Blair. The prime minister is forced to respond to a wave of alarming messages about the facts of looting in cities captured by the troops of the anti -Iirac coalition.

These facts indicate the need to protect from the plunder of hospitals and houses, emphasized the official representative of the prime minister’s office. According to him, the situation with the provision of the Iraqi population with food "is better than at the beginning of the conflict," and the position with water supply is "not critical." This applies to seven of nine regions of Iraq, where the allies conducted a detailed analysis of the situation. However, it does not specify which areas are in question, ITAR-TASS reports.

Meanwhile, according to representatives of the Red Cross, public institutions, schools, and water -cleaning structures were injured in the Basra from looters. The looters took to the streets of the city, starting from last Sunday. On Tuesday, the riots began to gradually subside.