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Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:55 PM

Published 11/06/2009 by The Independent


Taliban 'welcomed killer with garlands of flowers'

The Afghan police officer who shot dead five British soldiers in Helmand on Tuesday approached the Taliban two months ago to offer his services and sought refuge with the insurgents after carrying out the killings, Afghan security sources said yesterday.

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