Explosion Outside British - U.S. Compound In Basra, Casualties

BASRA, Iraq, Sept 11 (AFP) - A bomb exploded outside the compound housing the US and British consulates in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Saturday afternoon, destroying one vehicle and causing casualties, witnesses said.
An Iraqi guard outside the compound, also home to KBR, a subsidiary of the US oil services giant Halliburton, said a sports utility vehicle was destroyed when a bomb planted near a blast wall exploded 100 metres (yards) from the main gate.
One of the three people inside the car was killed and two others wounded by the bomb, the guard said, refusing to give his name.
There was no immediate confirmation from a medical source.
A spokeswoman for the British-led multinational force in southern Iraq could confirm only that there was an explosion at 4:05 pm (1205 GMT) in Basra.