'Friendly fire' killing unlawful
A British coroner on Friday ruled that a U.S. "friendly fire" attack by A-10s that killed a British soldier in Iraq was unlawful and criminal.
Andrew Walker said the 2003 death was "entirely avoidable" and there were many errors that resulted in the incident which left four other British soldiers wounded.
The U.S. State Department later rejected the coroner's conclusion saying it was a "tragedy" during a time of war.
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'Friendly fire' killing unlawful
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