Video: Why British soldiers were killed in Mastiff

Wednesday 01 May 2013 21:19 BST

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Chris Hunter, former bomb disposal operator, explains how prepared are the British army vehicles and why although these are 'one of the most heavily armed vehicles we've ever used' and were designed 'particularly to protect our troops from road devices' were still detonated in Mastiff.

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