Middle East crisis: US military says service member killed during ‘controlled detonation’ of downed Iranian drone – as it happened

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The US service member killed during the disposal of an Iranian drone in Iraq on Saturday was not a bomb technician but another soldier who was hit by debris or fragments when the drone was detonated, a US official has told the New York Times. The incident is under investigation, according to the official. US Central Command said on Sunday that a US service member in northern Iraq was killed in action on Saturday during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian drone. It comes after two US soldiers were killed and one missing by an Iranian attack on a military facility in Jordan. Centcom said in an update shared…

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