Ben Roberts-Smith executed unarmed Afghan civilian on ground, serving SAS soldier tells court

SAS soldier also tells court he saw Ben Roberts-Smith order another soldier to shoot a man during a raid on a compound in Afghanistan as Roberts-Smith denies both claims

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Ben Roberts-Smith shot dead an unarmed civilian outside a compound in Afghanistan - firing his machine-gun into the back of the man lying on the ground - one of his former SAS comrades has told the federal court.

Minutes earlier, the court was told, Roberts-Smith had allegedly ordered a subordinate soldier to execute an elderly man.

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