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Former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz charged with war crime granted bail

Former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz is the first current or former Australian serviceman to be charged with a war crime under Australian law. (Supplied)

A former Australian special forces soldier who was charged with a war crime related to his deployment in Afghanistan has been granted bail, after a Sydney magistrate accepted he was in a potentially dangerous position in custody.

Oliver Schulz, 41, was arrested last week and is the first current or former Australian soldier to be charged with the offence.

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