Soldier's inquest told of bomb blast
A Shropshire-based soldier on foot patrol in Afghanistan died in a blast from a bomb hidden in the wall of a concrete compound, an inquest has heard.
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A Shropshire-based soldier on foot patrol in Afghanistan died in a blast from a bomb hidden in the wall of a concrete compound, an inquest has heard.
Ranger Justin Cupples, 29, of 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, was part of a mission to clear an area of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) near an operating base in Sangin, Helmand Province, on September 4, 2008.
He was killed weeks before he was due to return home from Afghanistan, an inquest in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, has heard.
The hearing continues.
Read the full story in Thursday's Shropshire Star
