Afghan bomb deaths 'unacceptable'

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A coroner has said there has been an "unacceptable level of mortality" among bomb disposal experts working in Afghanistan.</p>Coroner Stuart Fisher made the comments as he returned a verdict of unlawful killing at an inquest in Lincoln into the death of Captain Daniel Shepherd.

Capt Shepherd was killed as he defused an improvised explosive device by hand in Helmand province in July 2009.

The coroner said it was critical that remote devices were used on bombs.

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