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Dozens of British troops injured in Oman war games
Morning Star investigation prompts calls for Britain to stop cosying up to Gulf tyranny

DOZENS of British troops were injured during a major exercise in Oman earlier this year, a Morning Star investigation has found.

And Britain’s most senior military officer in the repressive Middle Eastern sultanate was also involved in a car crash with a civilian, documents obtained via freedom of information reveal.

Documents obtained by the Star expose the cosy relationship between Britain’s military and the repressive Gulf monarchy.

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