Iraq: Basra is less dangerous than Manchester, British general says

Basra is now less dangerous than Manchester, the general commanding British troops in Iraq has said. Maj Gen Andy Salmon told The Daily Telegraph that following months of steady improvements in the security situation in Iraq's second city, the rate of violent crime and murder in Basra has fallen below some major British cities. "On a per capita basis, if you look at the violence statistics, it is less dangerous than Manchester," he said.
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