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World Service,11 Jun 1999,23 mins

Friendly fire

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An examination of the various incidences of friendly fire in warfare. Accidentally shooting or bombing a soldier on the same side one of the most terrible experiences a soldier can experience. But so-called 'friendly fire' affects civilians too in the form of auto immune disorders which involve the body attacking itself, as the programme discovers.

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