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Linda Norgrove was a kidnapped aid worker in Afghanistan, who died during a rescue attempt. It first was believed she died because a suicide vest was detonated, however an investigation found out the rescuers threw a grenade into the building she was being held in.
Today her parents released photographs and videos Linda took while being held by her captors.
"Lorna Norgrove was upset when the images were handed over. "I didn't want to look at them at first," she said. "It implies she was trying to befriend them, which is what she did with people. She would have been trying to keep relations good."-Guardian
Since the tragic events, her family have started a charity called Afghanistan Development, stating they feel from what they were told the kidnapping was for money and not political motives.Linda Norgrove was a kidnapped aid worker in Afghanistan, who died during a rescue... more
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British hostage Linda Norgrove may have been killed by a grenade thrown by the US forces who had been attempting rescue her, the prime minister has said - contrary to earlier statements by the foreign secretary which said she had been killed "at the hands of her captors".
Linda Norgrove, from the Isle of Lewis, was kidnapped by armed men in September
Ms Norgrove, an aid worker from Lewis in the Western Isles of Scotland, was taken captive on 26 September but on Saturday Foreign Secretary William Hague revealed that she had been killed during a rescue mission by US forces on Friday.
At the time, he said the 36-year-old was "killed at the hands of her captors in the course of a rescue attempt".
On Saturday International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) commander Gen David Petraeus said Afghan and coalition forces had done everything in their power to rescue
"The operation realised that she was in grave danger and took the very difficult decision to try and save her life because her life was in great risk at that time," said the spokesman.British hostage Linda Norgrove may have been killed by a grenade thrown by the US... more
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During a speech David Cameron stated the death of the captured charity worker Linda Norgrove might have been the result of a grenade used by one of the rescuers and not a suicide vest detonation.
"He said US military commanders had expressed their "deep regrets" about the possibility that she may have died in this way. [...] He announced that a full US/UK investigation is being launched into the circumstances surrounding her death."-BBC
The Prime Minister said the news of the latest developments about the rescue came from a phone call with Gen David Petraeus.During a speech David Cameron stated the death of the captured charity worker Linda... more
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Linda Norgrove, the UK aid worker who got kidnapped and held hostage in Afghanistan, got killed during a rescue attempt. Linda Norgrove, 36, was fromLinda Norgrove, the UK aid worker who got kidnapped and held hostage in Afghanistan,... more
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In Afghanistan News today a 36-year-old British Aid Worker Linda Norgrove who had been taken hostage two week ago. Linda Norgrove was making a clip with threeIn Afghanistan News today a 36-year-old British Aid Worker Linda Norgrove who had been... more
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