This Is One Lucky Soldier

'The Bullet Magnet': Soldier, 21, Survives Being Shot By The Taliban Twice In Two Weeks -- Daily Mail

* Daniel Leonard, 21, had the butt broken off his rifle as he ran for cover
* He was then shot in the back without realising but his body armour saved his life just days later
* The young soldier is only two months into his tour of duty in Afghanistan

A lucky soldier has been named the ‘bullet magnet’ after being shot twice by the Taliban in the space of two weeks - and surviving both attacks uninjured.

Daniel Leonard, 21, had his rifle butt broken by enemy fire before another bullet went into body armour protecting his back just days later.

The young soldier, from Sunderland, didn’t even realise he had been shot the second time – and thought he had merely been given a prod by his commanding officer to 'get down'.

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