Two explosions in the southern Iraqi city of Basra wounded 13 British soldiers on Monday, in an attack that followed a demonstration by unemployed youths, the British military said.
"We can confirm reports of two explosions in central Basra which appear to have been targeted against coalition forces," a spokesman for the Ministry of Defence in London said. "None of the injuries is thought to be life-threatening."
A military spokesman in Basra said the blasts followed a demonstration by unemployed men, during which stones and petrol bombs were hurled at British soldiers. He said the "public disorder" was still going on when the blasts occurred, but it was not clear whether they were linked.
Britain's Ministry of Defence said it was not aware of any Iraqi civilians or police being wounded.