SANDF to Investigate Death of Soldier in Sudan
Board of Inquiry will be set up by the South African National Defence Force to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a South African soldier who died in Sudan on Wednesday.
Corporal Ben, Benjamin Titus, 34, was on duty at the water point, about three kilometres from Kutum base in Sudan, with other members of his unit.
At approximately 6pm (local time), two unknown men approached the soliders and opened fire on them.
Corporal Titus was hit and died instantly, while another soldier was also shot and injured.
The injured soldier has been transferred to the United Nations Hospital at Al Fasher and is in a serious but stable condition.
The situation around the base is being closely monitored.
Corporal Titus was based at 10 South African Infantry Battalion, Mafikeng, and was deployed in Sudan as a member of the United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur.
He is survived by his wife, Belinda Titus.
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31 Octobre 2008 à 12:27 dans
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