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Former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith arrested over alleged Afghanistan war crimes

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Former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested at Sydney Airport on Tuesday over five alleged war crime murder charges stemming from Afghanistan. The 47-year-old veteran, Australia's most-decorated living Afghanistan soldier, faces accusations related to unlawful killings between 2009 and 2012. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

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