He had been mistaken for an off-duty British soldier.

They talked quietly as off-duty soldiers came in, others left, both of them trying very hard not to keep looking at the clock.

They were the first off-duty soldiers to be killed in the conflict.

As usual, the off-duty soldiers were playing dice in a corner of the barracks.

The dead were said to include an off-duty soldier and four civilians.

One recent day two off-duty soldiers sat writing letters home.

Eight of the dead were off-duty soldiers, and two were children.

There were no troops guarding any part of the site; the only military presence was the off-duty soldiers.

A few Arabs and off-duty soldiers passed by in the street.

Another two off-duty soldiers, responding to the attack, were killed approaching the car park.