British bomb disposal expert killed in Sudan

A British bomb disposal expert working on land mine clearance has died in an explosion, it was announced today.

Wed, 20 Oct, 2010 - 16:18

A British bomb disposal expert working on land mine clearance has died in an explosion, it was announced today.

Stephen “Darby” Allan, 52, from Portsmouth, died after being critically injured while working on a mine clearance site in southern Sudan on Friday, the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) said.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Sudan Place: Portsmouth Place: southern Sudan Place: Kapoeta Place: Democratic Republic of Congo Place: Lebanon Place: Kuwait Person: Lou McGrath Person: Darby Person: Allan Event: First Gulf War Organisation: Mines Advisory Group Organisation: MAG Organisation: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Organisation: Royal Navy Organisation: EOD

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