The inquest into the death of Rifleman Aaron Lincoln, of the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles, who was killed while on patrol in Basra, in southern Iraq.

INQUEST CLOSED

A single rifle killed seven UK soldiers 8:14am Thu 10 Apr 08 AN 18-year-old North-East soldier killed in Iraq was one of seven British service personnel shot with the same sniper's rifle.

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