Two Hailed As Heroes After Bomb Blast Deaths ; Soldiers' Bravery Helped Stop Mass Carnage in Market
Western Mail › December 18, 2009
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TWO British soldiers killed in a Taliban suicide attack were hailed as heroes yesterday for preventing mass carnage in a crowded marketplace.
Lance Corporal David Kirkness, 24, and Rifleman James Brown, 18, both of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, were blown up while manning a vehicle checkpoint just outside Sangin in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on Tuesday.See the full content of this document
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Two Hailed As Heroes After Bomb Blast Deaths ; Soldiers' Bravery Helped Stop Mass Carnage in Market
Two suicide bombers on a motorbike drove into the checkpoint and detonated their devices, killing the UK servicemen and two Afghan soldiers working with them. The Ministr...
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