Norgrove 'may have been killed by US grenade'

British aid worker Linda Norgrove may have been killed by a grenade thrown by US troops trying to rescue her from Taliban kidnappers in Afghanistan, British Prime Minister David Cameron said today.

Norgrove 'may have been killed by US grenade'
Mon, 11 Oct, 2010 - 13:19

British aid worker Linda Norgrove may have been killed by a grenade thrown by US troops trying to rescue her from Taliban kidnappers in Afghanistan, British Prime Minister David Cameron said today.

Mr Cameron announced that a full US/UK investigation is being launched into the circumstances surrounding the 36-year-old's death on Friday.

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