Fury Over French Soldier Pictured Wearing 'Death's Head' Facemask

Death's Head: This picture of a French soldier wearing a Call of Duty style facemask has prompted a furious outcry

Fury Over French Soldier Pictured Wearing Call Of Duty-Style Grinning Skeleton 'Death's Head' Facemask While Serving In Mali -- Daily Mail

* Death's head mask is worn by Call of Duty character Ghost
* French trooper was wearing one to protect himself from helicopter dust
* French military chiefs said it was 'unacceptable behaviour'
* Around 2,000 French soldiers currently in Mali fighting Islamic hardliners
* Prince Harry claimed video games made him 'useful' as helicopter gunner
* Security experts raise concerns over weakness of Mali army

A French soldier has sparked outrage after being pictured wearing a grinning skeleton facemask like one featured in the ultra-violent computer game Call of Duty while serving in Mali.

Military authorities have launched an investigation to discover the soldier's identity after he was photographed using the mask, also known as a death's head, to protect himself from dust kicked up by a helicopter.

The trooper is one of an estimated 2,000 French soldiers sent to the west African nation to fight hardline Islamic extremists who seized control last year.

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My Comment: I love the reaction from the embedded photographer (Issouf Sanogo from Agence France Press) when told of the impact that his photo had caused ....

.... 'I don’t know who the soldier is, and I would have trouble recognizing him if I saw him again. I believe, and I hope, that it will be impossible to identify him.'

I hope he is right.