Soldier 'killed in rifle-cleaning accident'

A British soldier from the North may have been shot dead accidentally as he and a colleague cleaned their rifles, it is understood.

Mon, 07 Feb, 2011 - 09:46

A British soldier from the North may have been shot dead accidentally as he and a colleague cleaned their rifles, it is understood.

Ranger David Dalzell, 20, of 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment, died on Friday in an “operational accident” in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Nad-e Ali Place: Helmand Place: Britain Place: Bangor Place: Co Down Place: UK Place: Afghanistan Person: David Dalzell Person: Dalzell Organisation: 1st Battalion, the Royal Irish Regiment Organisation: Ministry of Defence Organisation: MOD

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