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| Cameron and Petraeus to discuss aid worker's death | Cameron and Petraeus to discuss aid worker's death |
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| The top US general in Afghanistan and the PM are to discuss the death of kidnapped British aid worker Linda Norgrove during a US rescue attempt. | The top US general in Afghanistan and the PM are to discuss the death of kidnapped British aid worker Linda Norgrove during a US rescue attempt. |
| Gen David Petraeus, commander of the international forces in Afghanistan, will meet Mr Cameron in London later. | Gen David Petraeus, commander of the international forces in Afghanistan, will meet Mr Cameron in London later. |
| Evidence suggests she may have been killed by a US fragmentation grenade and not, as first thought, by her captors during the US rescue attempt. | |
| A joint US/UK military inquiry will examine exactly how she died. | A joint US/UK military inquiry will examine exactly how she died. |
| Gen Petraeus' visit was arranged before Ms Norgrove was killed last week during a US special forces rescue attempt sanctioned by Mr Cameron. | |
| The prime minister's office announced on Wednesday that a British coroner would oversee a post-mortem examination on her. | The prime minister's office announced on Wednesday that a British coroner would oversee a post-mortem examination on her. |
| Speaking at Prime Minister's Question Time, Mr Cameron said he had stressed to US President Barack Obama that it was "extremely important" there should be a joint US-UK investigation. | Speaking at Prime Minister's Question Time, Mr Cameron said he had stressed to US President Barack Obama that it was "extremely important" there should be a joint US-UK investigation. |
| That inquiry is being led by Brig Rob Nitsch, the Head of Joint Force Support, UK Forces Afghanistan and senior US investigating officer Maj Gen Joseph Votel. | That inquiry is being led by Brig Rob Nitsch, the Head of Joint Force Support, UK Forces Afghanistan and senior US investigating officer Maj Gen Joseph Votel. |
| Britain's National Security Adviser Sir Peter Ricketts will meet the Head of US Central Command Afghanistan, Gen James Mattis, later on Wednesday to discuss the case. | Britain's National Security Adviser Sir Peter Ricketts will meet the Head of US Central Command Afghanistan, Gen James Mattis, later on Wednesday to discuss the case. |
| BBC security correspondent Frank Gardener said Whitehall officials insist there is no animosity between the US and UK governments over Miss Norgrove's death, just a determination to establish exactly how it happened. | |
| But reports have been emerging, unchallenged by senior British officials, that Miss Norgove was most likely killed by a grenade thrown by a US Navy Seal commando as she crouched down in the dark after escaping from her captors during the rescue mission, our correspondent added. | |
| Gen Petraeus is also expected to discuss the UK's defence review, due to be announced next week. | Gen Petraeus is also expected to discuss the UK's defence review, due to be announced next week. |
| Foreign and defence ministers of Nato member countries have been meeting in Brussels to consider changes to the alliance's strategy. | Foreign and defence ministers of Nato member countries have been meeting in Brussels to consider changes to the alliance's strategy. |
| Issues like missile defence and nuclear disarmament are on the agenda, as Nato seeks to adapt itself to new security challenges against the backdrop of Afghanistan. | Issues like missile defence and nuclear disarmament are on the agenda, as Nato seeks to adapt itself to new security challenges against the backdrop of Afghanistan. |