Top brass to be held accountable for US sport star's death

A Pentagon probe will recommend that nine officers, including up to four generals, be held accountable for mistakes in the aftermath of the friendly-fire death of a former US football star killed by his comrades in Afghanistan.

The US Defence Department inspector general will report a range of missteps and inappropriate conduct as the military investigated the death on the battlefront in 2004 of Army Ranger Pat Tillman, who gave up a multi-million-dollar career to join the military after the September 11 attacks on the US, one defence official said.