British bomb disposal expert killed in ambush

A 53-YEAR-OLD British bomb disposal expert has been killed in a roadside ambush in northern Iraq.

British bomb disposal expert killed in ambush

Father-of-three Ian Rimell, from Kidderminster, Worcestershire, died, and his local bodyguard was critically injured, when they were attacked yesterday afternoon as they drove their vehicle along a main road to Mosul.

Mr Rimell, who worked for the British based charity Mines Advisory Group (MAG), and his bodyguard, were on their way home from work in a vehicle with the distinctive MAG emblem when they were attacked by gunmen. The Briton was killed and Salem Ahmed Mohammed was left in a critical condition.

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