SBS HERO DIES IN AL QAEDA BATTLE Nov 5 2003 Target a 'hornet's nest' By Tom Newton Dunn, Defence Correspondent, And Nathan Yates A SPECIAL forces soldier was shot dead and four injured in a top secret mission in Iraq. Special Boat Service Corporal Ian Plank, 31, was gunned down in a battle with al-Qaeda terrorists. Four SAS soldiers were also wounded by guerrillas linked to Osama bin Laden's terror network. Cpl Plank and his team attacked a rebel hideout in the desolate wastes in the north of Iraq on Friday night. Dozens of enemy fighters were killed in the...
