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| A newspaper photographer from Larne has been seriously injured in a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. | A newspaper photographer from Larne has been seriously injured in a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. |
| Philip Coburn, 43, works for the Sunday Mirror and was embedded with the US Marine Corps when the vehicle he was in was hit by a bomb near Nawa in Helmand. | Philip Coburn, 43, works for the Sunday Mirror and was embedded with the US Marine Corps when the vehicle he was in was hit by a bomb near Nawa in Helmand. |
| Mr Coburn's brother, Nigel, said he understood his brother had to have one of his legs amputated. | Mr Coburn's brother, Nigel, said he understood his brother had to have one of his legs amputated. |
| His colleague, Mirror correspondent Rupert Hamer, was killed in the attack. | His colleague, Mirror correspondent Rupert Hamer, was killed in the attack. |
| "One of his legs is broken as far as I know and the other one is amputated under the knee," Mr Coburn said. | "One of his legs is broken as far as I know and the other one is amputated under the knee," Mr Coburn said. |
| He added that his brother, who now lives in London, is to be flown back to the UK on Monday. | He added that his brother, who now lives in London, is to be flown back to the UK on Monday. |
| The journalists had flown to the region on New Year's Eve for a month-long assignment. | The journalists had flown to the region on New Year's Eve for a month-long assignment. |
| Sunday Mirror editor Tina Weaver said Mr Coburn was a veteran of conflicts in Iraq, Rwanda and Afghanistan and had been with the Sunday Mirror for eight years. | Sunday Mirror editor Tina Weaver said Mr Coburn was a veteran of conflicts in Iraq, Rwanda and Afghanistan and had been with the Sunday Mirror for eight years. |
| "He is a consummate all-round journalist and brilliant photographer whose pictures grace any newspaper," she said. | "He is a consummate all-round journalist and brilliant photographer whose pictures grace any newspaper," she said. |
| "He and Rupert made a dedicated team, working together around the world, sacrificing personal comfort countless times to record the reality of wars. | "He and Rupert made a dedicated team, working together around the world, sacrificing personal comfort countless times to record the reality of wars. |
| "We wish Phil a speedy recovery, and send our warmest wishes to his partner and family." | "We wish Phil a speedy recovery, and send our warmest wishes to his partner and family." |
| Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth said Mr Hamer and Mr Coburn had accompanied him on his most recent trip to Afghanistan. | Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth said Mr Hamer and Mr Coburn had accompanied him on his most recent trip to Afghanistan. |
| "I got to know them well and I was impressed by their hard work and professionalism," he said. | "I got to know them well and I was impressed by their hard work and professionalism," he said. |
| "My thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the families, friends and colleagues of both men at this extremely distressing time." | "My thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the families, friends and colleagues of both men at this extremely distressing time." |