Defence correspondent Rupert Hamer Killed in Afghan Explosion

Posted on Sunday, January 10, 2010 by Admin


British journalist Rupert Hamer, the Sunday Mirror's defence correspondent, has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.

Mr Hamer died of his wounds at the scene of the blast and his Sunday Mirror colleague, photographer Philip Coburn, was also injured.

Mr Coburn is in a serious but stable condition, the MoD said. The pair were embedded with the US Marine Corps when they were caught in the explosion. They were accompanying a patrol when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

One U.S. Marine and a member of the Afghan National Army were also killed in the explosion.

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