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17 British troops suffered amputations last year – but military won’t say where gruesome injuries happened

SEVENTEEN British troops had to undergo amputations last year, but the Ministry of Defence (MoD) refuses to say where the gruesome injuries took place.

The department would only confirm the wounds did not relate to Iraq or Afghanistan, and occured some time between April 2018 and March 2019.

The MoD said amputations could range from losing a fingertip to “the loss of entire limbs.”

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