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Posted on 09/25/2006 8:09:55 AM PDT by pau1f0rd
British troops have killed a senior al-Qa'eda figure during a major raid in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has said.
About 250 soldiers stormed the house where Omar Farouq was staying in Basra last night.
Farouq - who has been linked to a series of kidnappings and murders and was believed to be a top lieutenant of Osama bin Laden - was shot when he resisted arrest, according to the MoD.
advertisementAn MoD spokesman said: "A deliberate operation was carried out against a known terrorist.
"When he opened fire on the troops he was killed in a return of fire."
The soldiers involved were two companies from 1 Battalion the Princess of Wales's regiment, according to the spokesman.
In my book, hesitating would be resisting. Good job!
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