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Ben Roberts-Smith arrested on war crime murder charges
Former SAS corporal and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested at Sydney airport and faces five counts of murder related to alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. This follows a failed defamation suit where a judge found Roberts-Smith likely committed four murders during his military service.
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Ben Roberts-Smith arrested: former Australian soldier charged with five war crime murders in Afghanistan
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