Fallen soldiers returned to UK
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Fallen soldiers returned to UK
The bodies of six UK soldiers - five of whom were shot by a "rogue" Afghan policeman - have passed through the streets of Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire.Guardsman Jimmy Major, Warrant Officer Darren Chant, Sgt Matthew Telford, Cpl Steven Boote and Cpl Nicholas Webster-Smith died in last Tuesday's incident.The coffins arrived at nearby RAF Lyneham, along with that of Sjt Phillip Scott, who died in a blast on Thursday. Hundreds of people lined the streets to pay silent respects.Tamsin Smith reports.
BBC | November 10, 2009
