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Neil Shaw

Ex British soldier killed in Iraq trying to defuse a bomb

A former British soldier was killed when a bomb he was trying to defuse in Iraq exploded, an inquest heard.

Stuart Coburn, 43, was a contractor for an international mine clearance company in Ramadi.

The former sergeant major from Shepton Mallet, Somerset, was attempting to neutralise the improvised explosive device (IED) inside a large skip when it detonated in August 2016, the coroner was told.

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