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Article: SAS chief quits over 'gross negligence' that killed his troops; Corporal Sarah Bryant: KIlled in Afghanistan.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- November 1, 2008
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Byline: Tamara Cohen
THE commander of the SAS in Afghanistan has resigned - blaming the Government's failure to provide adequate kit for the needless deaths of four of his colleagues.
Major Sebastian Morley criticised the 'gross negligence' of Whitehall officials and military commanders.
He said they repeatedly ignored his warnings about the vulnerability of Snatch Land Rovers.
Four troops were travelling in one of the lightly armoured vehicles when it hit a landmine in Helmand province on June 17 this year.
The blast split the car apart, killing those inside - Corporal Sarah Bryant and SAS soldiers Corporal Sean Reeve, Lance ...