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SAS soldier's death in Iraq 'may have been friendly fire'

An SAS soldier who died in a raid in Iraq may have been shot by one of his own comrades, a coroner said. Sergeant Jonathan Hollingsworth, 35, died on November 24, 2006, after members of the elite regiment stormed a flat in Basra.

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An SAS soldier who died in a raid in Iraq may have been shot by one of his own comrades, a coroner said.

Sergeant Jonathan Hollingsworth, 35, died on November 24, 2006, after members of the elite regiment stormed a flat in Basra.