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A British sniper is being investigated for shooting dead an Iraqi insurgent preparing to fire a rocket propelled grenade because he did not shout a warning, according to a pressure group representing former members of the armed forces. The group, UK Veterans One Voice, says the unidentified soldier is the subject of an inquiry by the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT), despite preventing an attack on a British base. The investigation team has been accused of running a witch hunt against British soldiers who served in Iraq as it investigates allegations of murder and torture. The sniper's account contains no details of when or where the incident happened and could not be immediately verified. “As the insurgent’s finger tightened on the trigger of the RPG, a single shot cracked out,” says the account. “The round flew almost 1200 metres across the face of the crowd missing them safely. The RPG jumped unfired into the air and the insurgent’s body briefly flew across the ground having been hit by a veteran of long military service, a graduate of the Army Sniper School.” • 'I’d rebuilt my life, I don’t want this dragged up again by unfair Iraq investigation' The distance of the shot ruled out a shouted warning, says the pressure group. “Duty done, eventually, the sniper returned home to the UK and a happy civilian family life, with the respect of those who know him.” Yet now it says the sniper is the subject of an IHAT investigation for unlawful killing. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/12107164/British-sniper-investigated-for-not-shouting-warning-in-Iraq.html