Two British airmen whose RAF Tornado jet fell victim to friendly fire were tonight declared killed in action.
The aircraft was downed by a US Patriot missile close to the Kuwaiti border while returning from a mission over Iraq in the early hours of this morning.
Soldier in custody
A US soldier is in custody after a hand grenade attack at an army camp in northern Kuwait, in which a fellow soldier was killed and 12 others were injured.
The attack took place at Camp Pennsylvania, which is the headquarters of the 101st Airborne Division, close to the Iraqi border.
A soldier is reported to have rolled two grenades into a tent at the camp.
