U.S. blocking inquest of 'friendly fire' on British

March 16, 2007
U.S. blocking inquest of 'friendly fire' on British

The American military won't co-operate with the inquest into the "friendly fire" killing of a British soldier by two U.S. pilots in southern Iraq, the British coroner charged Friday

"I believe that the full facts have not yet come to light," Oxfordshire Assistant Deputy Coroner Andrew Walker said, reading the verdict about whether he believed two U.S. pilots unlawfully killed 25-year-old Lance Cpl. Matty Hull.

Four other British troops were wounded, but Hull was the only soldier who died in the March 28, 2003, attack.