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Former RUC officer killed in Iraq | |
(about 8 hours later) | |
A security advisor from Northern Ireland has been killed in Iraq on the day he was honoured for courage. | |
Ray Moore, 40, a former RUC officer and soldier who lived in Tandragee, County Armagh, died in an explosion on Friday. | |
He had just been honoured by the Royal Humane Society for helping rescue US soldiers wounded by a suicide bomber. | |
David Seaton from his employers, ArmorGroup International, said a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle. | David Seaton from his employers, ArmorGroup International, said a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle. |
He said Mr Moore was "a very brave individual" who had been in the military for 16 years after being a policeman and then becoming a security contractor. | |
Mr Moore was among a group of British security advisors who mounted a daring rescue operation to save US servicemen after a suicide bomb attack | |
"Attacks and injuries happen on a regular basis - therefore no-one is shielded from it," he said. | "Attacks and injuries happen on a regular basis - therefore no-one is shielded from it," he said. |
"In an incident like this when someone as respected as Ray dies, then his colleagues will be devastated - there will be a pause for contemplation and the majority will continue with the work." | "In an incident like this when someone as respected as Ray dies, then his colleagues will be devastated - there will be a pause for contemplation and the majority will continue with the work." |
Mr Moore was among a group of British security advisors who mounted a daring rescue operation to save US servicemen after a suicide bomb attack. | Mr Moore was among a group of British security advisors who mounted a daring rescue operation to save US servicemen after a suicide bomb attack. |
He and five colleagues worked in extreme heat to drag concrete slabs away and pull injured soldiers from underneath a bridge which was in danger of collapsing in Mahmoudiya. | He and five colleagues worked in extreme heat to drag concrete slabs away and pull injured soldiers from underneath a bridge which was in danger of collapsing in Mahmoudiya. |
ArmorGroup has provided protective security services to government and commercial clients involved in the reconstruction process in Iraq since 2003. | ArmorGroup has provided protective security services to government and commercial clients involved in the reconstruction process in Iraq since 2003. |