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  • SBS HERO DIES IN AL QAEDA BATTLE (in IRAQ)

    11/05/2003 5:37:32 PM PST · by Dog · 74 replies · 524+ views
    Daily Mirror ^ | Nov 5 2003 | Tom Newton Dunn, Defence Correspondent, And Nathan Yates
    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...