Tributes to soldiers killed by friendly fire

BRITISH Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon and grieving relatives yesterday paid tribute to two British soldiers killed by “friendly fire” during a night-time battle in southern Iraq.

Tributes to soldiers killed by friendly fire

Corporal Stephen Allbutt, 35, and 19-year-old Trooper David Clarke died when their tank was hit by a British tank round near Basra.

As British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Mr Hoon pledged a full inquiry into the circumstances of the incident, the men's families issued statements describing their loss.

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