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  • 70-year-old ex-SAS soldier dares to tackle four muggers and wins

    10/24/2006 8:31:40 PM PDT · by Eurotwit · 58 replies · 2,260+ views
    Daily Mail ^ | 24th October 2006 | Daily Mail
    A 70-year-old former British soldier who fought guerillas in Aden and Triad gangs in Hong Kong showed four muggers how it doesn't pay to mess with the SAS. Douglas O'Dell is past retirement age but the moves he learned as a volunteer in Britain's toughest regiment half-a-century ago stood him in good stead when he was ambushed near his home in Bielefeld, Germany, by four local toughs. The former Provost Sergeant put paid to the danger on the street like he once took out bandits in hotspots across the globe. THWACK! The first mistake came when one of the teenagers...