Two soldiers in their early 20s died in separate incidents in the North yesterday. The RUC in Derry said that a 21-year-old member of the Royal Military Police became ill during a supervised physical training session at Clooney Base at 8.30 a.m. He was taken to hospital, where he later died.
The RUC is investigating the death of a soldier at Mahon Barracks in Portadown, Co Armagh. He was 22 years of age, a native of Northern Ireland and a member of the Royal Irish Regiment. It is understood that a crime is not suspected.