By Christine ChenSYDNEY, April 7 (Reuters) - Australia's most decorated soldier was arrested on Tuesday and charged with five counts of war crime murders relating to the killing of unarmed civilians while on deployment in Afghanistan.Police said a 47-year-old former Australian Defence Force (ADF) member had been arrested at Sydney Airport. Court records named the man as Ben Roberts-Smith.
Australia's most decorated soldier charged with alleged war crimes
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Tue 01:47 - The Guardian
Ben Roberts-Smith arrested: former Australian soldier charged with five war crime murders in Afghanistan - The Guardian
Tue 03:07 - Reuters
Australia's most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith charged with war crimes - Reuters
Tue 03:18 - Barron's
Australian Soldier Charged With War Crimes In Afghanistan - Barron's
Tue 03:18 - Caledonian Record
Australian soldier arrested for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan - Caledonian Record
Tue 03:41 - HLN (BE)
Australian former soldier arrested after war crimes charges in Afghanistan
Tue 04:05 - BBC Headlines
Australia's most-decorated living soldier arrested over alleged war crimes
Tue 04:27 - Oskaloosa Herald
Former Australian soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan - Oskaloosa Herald
Tue 04:45 - AP News
Former Australian soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan - AP News
Tue 04:45 - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Former Australian soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Tue 05:46 - TVN24 (PL)
Australian national hero arrested. Felony charges
Tue 05:49 - DW All
Australia arrests decorated veteran Ben Roberts-Smith on war crimes charges
Tue 05:49 - DW Top
Australia arrests decorated veteran Ben Roberts-Smith on war crimes charges
Tue 06:06 - South China Morning Post
Decorated Australian soldier faces 5 murder charges in Afghan war crime probe - South China Morning Post
Tue 06:14 - Al Jazeera English
Australia arrests ex-soldier Roberts-Smith over alleged Afghan war crimes
Tue 06:20 - Al Jazeera
Australia arrests ex-soldier Roberts-Smith over alleged Afghan war crimes - Al Jazeera
Tue 06:26 - Anadolu Ajansı
Former Australian soldier arrested over alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan - Anadolu Ajansı
Tue 06:50 - n-tv Politik
Highly decorated veteran: Australian ex-elite soldier arrested for suspected war crimes
Tue 07:04 - The Killeen Daily Herald
Former Australian soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan - The Killeen Daily Herald
Tue 07:21 - HLN (BE)
One of Australia's most famous war heroes arrested for war crimes in Afghanistan: “He kicked a handcuffed man off a cliff”
Tue 07:21 - The Washington Post
Former Australian soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan - The Washington Post
Tue 07:44 - The Mountaineer
Australian soldier charged with war crimes in Afghanistan - The Mountaineer
Tue 07:44 - The Killeen Daily Herald
Australian soldier charged with war crimes in Afghanistan - The Killeen Daily Herald
Tue 07:44 - Community Newspaper Group
Australian soldier charged with war crimes in Afghanistan - Community Newspaper Group
Tue 07:46 - NBC News
Australia's most decorated soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan - NBC News
Tue 07:55 - Die Welt
Australian federal police arrest ex-elite soldiers for suspected war crimes
Tue 08:29 - Gazeta Wyborcza (PL)
Australia. An Afghan hero arrested for war crimes
Tue 08:36 - Al-Monitor
Australia's most decorated soldier charged with alleged war crimes
Tue 09:00 - Sky News (UK)
Australia's most decorated veteran charged with Afghanistan war crimes