British Sniper Kills Six Taliban With One Bullet

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A British sniper killed a suicide bomber and five Taliban insurgents with a single bullet after hitting the trigger switch of the bomber's device from 930 yards (850 metres). The shot from the 20-year-old marksman, a lance corporal in the Coldstream Guards, caused the bomb to explode. The blast killed the bomber and five men around him, the Ministry of Defence said.

The unnamed shooter prevented another attack as a second suicide vest packed with explosives was found nearby. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Slack, the commanding officer of 9/12 Royal Lancers, told The Daily Telegraph: "The guy was wearing a vest. He was identified by the sniper moving down a tree line and coming up over a ditch.

"He had a shawl on. It rose up and the sniper saw he had a machine gun. "They were in contact and he was moving to a firing position. The sniper engaged him and the guy exploded. "There was a pause on the radio and the sniper said 'I think I've just shot a suicide bomber'. The rest of them were killed in the blast."

The incident, which happened in December in Kakaran, southern Afghanistan, has just been disclosed. It is reported the soldier was using the L115A3 long-range rifle.
The Ministry of Defence describes it as a "state-of-the-art weapon used to locate and eliminate enemy activity". The same sniper also killed another Taliban fighter from 1,465 yards (1,340m) with his first shot after arriving on the tour of duty, according to the Telegraph.

British troops are preparing to pull out of Afghanistan by the end of the year as local forces take full control of the security situation.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/sniper-kills-six-taliban-one-bullet-051217974.html#AREu2iT
 
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Abraxas said:

A British sniper killed a suicide bomber and five Taliban insurgents with a single bullet after hitting the trigger switch of the bomber's device from 930 yards (850 metres). The shot from the 20-year-old marksman, a lance corporal in the Coldstream Guards, caused the bomb to explode. The blast killed the bomber and five men around him, the Ministry of Defence said.

The unnamed shooter prevented another attack as a second suicide vest packed with explosives was found nearby. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Slack, the commanding officer of 9/12 Royal Lancers, told The Daily Telegraph: "The guy was wearing a vest. He was identified by the sniper moving down a tree line and coming up over a ditch.

"He had a shawl on. It rose up and the sniper saw he had a machine gun. "They were in contact and he was moving to a firing position. The sniper engaged him and the guy exploded. "There was a pause on the radio and the sniper said 'I think I've just shot a suicide bomber'. The rest of them were killed in the blast."

The incident, which happened in December in Kakaran, southern Afghanistan, has just been disclosed. It is reported the soldier was using the L115A3 long-range rifle.
The Ministry of Defence describes it as a "state-of-the-art weapon used to locate and eliminate enemy activity". The same sniper also killed another Taliban fighter from 1,465 yards (1,340m) with his first shot after arriving on the tour of duty, according to the Telegraph.

British troops are preparing to pull out of Afghanistan by the end of the year as local forces take full control of the security situation.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/sniper-kills-six-taliban-one-bullet-051217974.html#AREu2iT
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Just watch.
Liberals are now going to accuse the British of using bullets that are packed with high explosives.
 
Jokes on you, they were heroes defending they're homeland, they're in Valhalla now. Cowardly imperialist brits go to hell with all the other cowards out there.
 
Tyrion the Imp said:
Why the hell are you still in Afghanistan?
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That happened at Xmas, the Brits are pulling out now and handing over Helmand to you Yanks. I am just wondering how long it will be before people start wailing that the Taliban have taken over again, there are public beheadings in the National Stadium and women are treated like cattle. Still not to worry the heroin will always get through.
 
Now I know why Sarge always said "spread out, boneheads, or some chimp will take all of you out with one round and I won't shed a tear!"
 
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