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Cover-up of Hercules loss in Iraq defended by MoD

The Ministry of Defence yesterday defended its decision to cover up the real reason for the loss of a special forces Hercules aircraft in Iraq in January 2007, on the grounds of denying insurgents a propaganda victory.

The Ministry of Defence yesterday defended its decision to cover up the real reason for the loss of a special forces Hercules aircraft in Iraq in January 2007, on the grounds of denying insurgents a propaganda victory.