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A BRITISH paratrooper who was killed during a dramatic mission to rescue a journalist from a Taleban stronghold displayed "the greatest of courage", the Prime Minister has said.
Stephen Farrell, a reporter with the New York Times, was freed in a pre-dawn raid led by British special forces in northern Afghanistan after spending four days in captivity.See the full content of this document
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'Heroic' Paratrooper Is Killed Rescuing Reporter
The operation escalated into a running firefight, which also claimed the life of Mr Farrell's interpreter, Sultan Munadi.
The soldier, who has not been named, served with the 1st Battalion, the Parachute...See the full content of this document
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