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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on November 11, 2019, 07:04:46 pm
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James Le Mesurier, White Helmets co-founder, discovered dead in Turkey
A former British Army officer honoured by the Queen for his work with the White Helmets civil defence group in Syria has been found dead in Turkey.
The body of James Le Mesurier, who received an OBE in 2016, was discovered on Monday near his home in Istanbul, White Helmet sources told the BBC.
Mr Le Mesurier set up the Mayday Rescue emergency response group, which helped train White Helmets volunteers.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50375869 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50375869)
It sure looks suspicious at least. Too, this would seem to be a bit of an international incident versus just placing it in "obituaries".