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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Eleanor Barlow

‘Emotional’ outpouring from Ukraine after death of British bomb disposal expert

Christopher Garrett (right), with colleague Shaun Pinner (Shaun Pinner/PA) -

The death of a British bomb disposal expert who was killed while clearing landmines has prompted an “emotional” outpouring from communities in Ukraine, his friend and colleague has said.

Christopher Garrett, originally from the Isle of Man, died following an explosion in the eastern European country, where he co-founded charity Prevail to provide bomb disposal, trauma care and humanitarian aid.

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