Browne dismisses Taliban claims over Afghan Air Crash

British Defence Secretary Des Browne today dismissed as "propaganda'' claims that the Taliban shot down a Nato aircraft in Afghanistan which killed all 14 British soldiers on board.

Browne dismisses Taliban claims over Afghan Air Crash
Sun, 03 Sep, 2006 - 11:23

British Defence Secretary Des Browne today dismissed as "propaganda'' claims that the Taliban shot down a Nato aircraft in Afghanistan which killed all 14 British soldiers on board.

The RAF Nimrod MR2, from Kinloss in Scotland, crashed 12 miles west of Kandahar after suffering what was thought to be a technical fault.

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