Drone_pilot
13-03-04, 12:19
A Royal Marine initially believed to have been killed in an Iraqi ambush actually died under "friendly fire", the Ministry of Defence has said.
Marine Christopher Maddison, 24, of Scarborough, died on a river patrol on the Al Faw peninsular in March 2003.
An internal inquiry has discovered the marine was killed by his own side after a series of operational errors.
The inquiry's leaked report also criticised the original investigation as flawed and full of factual errors.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3507514.stm)
Marine Christopher Maddison, 24, of Scarborough, died on a river patrol on the Al Faw peninsular in March 2003.
An internal inquiry has discovered the marine was killed by his own side after a series of operational errors.
The inquiry's leaked report also criticised the original investigation as flawed and full of factual errors.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3507514.stm)