Photo: Lance Corporal Denis Larubi wearing the body armour that stopped an insurgent bullet, which ripped the material on his left shoulder, circledBritain's Luckiest Soldier: Hero Is Saved From Taliban Sniper Twice In Two Days Thanks To Bullet-Proof Equipment -- Daily Mail
Meet Britain's luckiest soldier Denis Larubi, who escaped death twice in two days after being shot by a Taliban sniper, thanks to his bullet-proof body armour.
The Lance Corporal's first lucky escape came when the sniper's round missed him by mere inches when the shots struck a bullet-proof glass just in front of his face in a sentry tower.
The next day, Lance Corporal Larubi, 30, defied the odds again when a bullet fired by the same marksman clipped his rifle, sending it speeding into his left shoulder - but was stopped by his £2,000 Osprey Mk4 Kevlar vest.
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Update: British soldier survives double sniper shooting -- The Telegraph
My Comment: Once is incredible .... but two times in two days. Yup .... that is one lucky soldier.
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