Sharron Basra death blast inquest opens.

From: Shields Gazette (South Shields, England) | Date: November 19, 2007 | Copyright information

THE inquest into the tragic death of South Tyneside soldier Sharron Elliott opened today.

The 34-year-old staff sergeant, from Horsley Hill, South Shields, and three colleagues died on the Shatt al-Arab River near Basra on November 12 last year when an improvised explosive device mounted on a bridge was detonated as they passed by.

Their Rigid Raiding Craft was travelling north towards the Shatt Al Arab Hotel, a British Army base on the river, when the bomb exploded.

Three other UK service personnel sustained serious injuries in the attack.

Those killed were: ...

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