According to CNN

"the Iraqi official, who spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity, said their arrests stemmed from an incident earlier in the day.

The official said two unknown gunmen in full Arabic dress began firing on civilians in central Basra, wounding several, including a traffic police officer. There were no fatalities, the official said.

The two gunmen fled the scene but were captured and taken in for questioning, admitting they were British marines carrying out a "special security task," the official said."

They are also supposed to have had explosives - the suggestion being that they were masquerading as insurgents. Sounds like bollocks to me.

Posted By: Winged Eel Creosote, Sep 20, 12:57:46