A British Marine saved the lives of 130 soldiers in Afghanistan when he used a rugby tackle to take down a homicide bomber before he was able to detonate a motorcycle bomb, The Daily Mail reported Tuesday.
The unidentified 40-year-old Marine sprung to tackle a Taliban fighter when he reached for a detonator button to blow 154 pounds of explosives strapped to a motorcycle that had been driven into a group of 130 Marines and Afghan soldiers, The Mail reported.
Fox News links to the UK Daily Mail:
Major Rich Cantrill, Company Commander of L Company, said the marine saved many lives.
Major Cantrill said: 'He acted with conspicuous gallantry in the situation and put himself at great peril to get the suicide bomber away from the motorbike.
'He ran over and more or less rugby tackled him to the ground. I got on the radio and I heard mention of hand fighting.
'He had grabbed him away from the bike after seeing wires and switches. He quickly realised the full implications of it all.
'He showed great restraint in dealing with him especially as he had tried to kill him and the other lads around him.
'It was conspicuous gallantry. He saved multiple lives. Everyone thinks he's a hero.
'It was a bungled attempt at a suicide bombing but he still could have set off the other charge.
'Had it not been for this Marine's actions there would have been a massive explosion.'
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