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| Red Cap families meet Des Browne | Red Cap families meet Des Browne |
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| The families of six Red Caps killed by a mob in Iraq are meeting Defence Secretary Des Browne to ask about delays in arresting their killers. | The families of six Red Caps killed by a mob in Iraq are meeting Defence Secretary Des Browne to ask about delays in arresting their killers. |
| The families say they have been told the delay is caused by a lack of cooperation from British commanders. | The families say they have been told the delay is caused by a lack of cooperation from British commanders. |
| One father said he would be asking Mr Browne if the killers were going to be arrested or not. | One father said he would be asking Mr Browne if the killers were going to be arrested or not. |
| The military policemen were killed in a police station after being surrounded by more than 400 protesting Iraqis. | The military policemen were killed in a police station after being surrounded by more than 400 protesting Iraqis. |
| The six men killed in June 2003 were Sgt Simon Hamilton-Jewell, 41, from Chessington, Surrey; Cpl Russell Aston, 30, from Swadlincote, Derbyshire; Cpl Paul Long, 24, of Tyne and Wear; L/Cpl Benjamin McGowan Hyde, 23, from Northallerton, North Yorkshire; L/Cpl Tom Keys, 20, from Bala, North Wales; and Cpl Simon Miller, 21, from Tyne and Wear. | The six men killed in June 2003 were Sgt Simon Hamilton-Jewell, 41, from Chessington, Surrey; Cpl Russell Aston, 30, from Swadlincote, Derbyshire; Cpl Paul Long, 24, of Tyne and Wear; L/Cpl Benjamin McGowan Hyde, 23, from Northallerton, North Yorkshire; L/Cpl Tom Keys, 20, from Bala, North Wales; and Cpl Simon Miller, 21, from Tyne and Wear. |
| Reg Keys, of Solihull, West Midlands, whose son Tom was killed said: "We are going to ask Mr Browne if he is going to arrest the killers or not and if not, why not. | |
| "Lets put an end to this." | "Lets put an end to this." |
| Last February, a court in Baghdad issued arrest warrants for eight suspects but nobody has yet been detained. | Last February, a court in Baghdad issued arrest warrants for eight suspects but nobody has yet been detained. |
| A Ministry of Defence spokesman said they would not comment until after the meeting had taken place. | A Ministry of Defence spokesman said they would not comment until after the meeting had taken place. |
| An inquest into the men's deaths found they could have been better equipped but their deaths could not have been avoided. | An inquest into the men's deaths found they could have been better equipped but their deaths could not have been avoided. |