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Friday, 9 December 2011

Soldier Scott McLaren executed by Taliban after leaving checkpoint to search for goggles

The 20-year-old soldier was tortured and shot five times in the head with an automatic rifle after losing his way while searching for night goggles.
His semi-naked corpse was then found several hours later by British forces in a nearby river, the inquest in Trowbridge, Wiltshire heard.
Highlander McLaren, of the 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, had left the safety of his base in the middle of the night to go to find the pair of goggles.
A comrade had left the piece of equipment at a nearby vehicle checkpoint and Highlander McLaren was the last soldier to see them.      More Read

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