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Afghan policeman killed two Britons to save face, inquest hears
Source: Press Association
Afghan policeman killed two Britons to save face, inquest hears
Press Association
The Guardian, Tuesday 10 September 2013 22.55 BST
A drug-using Afghan policeman turned his gun on two British service personnel in an attack prompted by him being publicly humiliated, an inquest has heard.
The policeman, known as Naqib, and another off-duty Afghan policeman, killed Corporal Channing Day, 25, and Corporal David O'Connor, 27, while the victims were on foot patrol on 24 October last year in Helmand's Nahr-e-Saraj district.
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Their inquest at Oxford county hall heard that in the aftermath of the attack – in which Naqib was shot dead and the other gunman escaped – other Afghan policemen appeared unhelpful.
Oxfordshire coroner Darren Salter, who recorded a verdict of unlawful killing while on active service, said the day before the attack Naqib and his brother "lost face" when they were disarmed by British soldiers at a patrol base.
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Press Association
The Guardian, Tuesday 10 September 2013 22.55 BST
A drug-using Afghan policeman turned his gun on two British service personnel in an attack prompted by him being publicly humiliated, an inquest has heard.
The policeman, known as Naqib, and another off-duty Afghan policeman, killed Corporal Channing Day, 25, and Corporal David O'Connor, 27, while the victims were on foot patrol on 24 October last year in Helmand's Nahr-e-Saraj district.
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Their inquest at Oxford county hall heard that in the aftermath of the attack – in which Naqib was shot dead and the other gunman escaped – other Afghan policemen appeared unhelpful.
Oxfordshire coroner Darren Salter, who recorded a verdict of unlawful killing while on active service, said the day before the attack Naqib and his brother "lost face" when they were disarmed by British soldiers at a patrol base.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/sep/10/afghan-policeman-killed-two-british-service-personnel