Private Sean Rooney died a hero trying to drive his colleagues away from an armed mob that surrounded and attacked their armoured car, it has emerged.
The 23-year-old was shot in the head as he drove an armoured jeep away from the crowd of attackers in southern Lebanon late on Wednesday night.
The mob had surrounded the jeep and was attacking the four man crew when Private Rooney – who was just 23 – sped away from them.
