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| The death of a Royal Marine Commando in Afghanistan was likely to have been a so-called friendly fire incident, a Board of Inquiry report has said. | The death of a Royal Marine Commando in Afghanistan was likely to have been a so-called friendly fire incident, a Board of Inquiry report has said. |
| L/Cpl Mathew Ford, of 45 Commando, died in an attack on a Taleban fort in Helmand on 15 January last year. | L/Cpl Mathew Ford, of 45 Commando, died in an attack on a Taleban fort in Helmand on 15 January last year. |
| The report said it appeared the fatal shot had been fired from a British Viking armoured vehicle. | |
| It added that L/Cpl Ford's company were operating in an environment "quite different for which they had trained". | |
| 'Learn lessons' | |
| Armed Forces Minister Bob Ainsworth said the mission has seen "incredible acts of heroism, courage under fire and sacrifice". | |
| "The conduct of the brigade involved was exemplary throughout its tour, typifying the professionalism, bravery and swiftness of action that defines our Armed Forces. | |
| "But that does not mean that we should not learn lessons from the tragic loss of L/Cpl Mathew Ford." | |
| Coverage at the time focused on the Marines who recovered L/Cpl Ford's body in a daring helicopter mission. | Coverage at the time focused on the Marines who recovered L/Cpl Ford's body in a daring helicopter mission. |
| His colleagues had strapped themselves to the outside of two Apache helicopters and headed back to the scene. |