10.12.15
British soldier who lost leg in Iraq issues powerful message to those who think he should hate Muslims - ITV News: A British soldier who lost his leg in Iraq has posted a powerful message to people "expecting racism" from him just because he "got blown up".
Chris Herbert was just 19 when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Basra, Iraq which killed his friend, injured another and left him facing the prospect of living the rest of his life without his right leg.
In the weeks after the Paris atrocities, the former serviceman said he has been troubled by the number of people who have expected him to be Islamophobic just because a "Muslim man blew me up".
In a powerful Facebook message, which has been shared tens of thousands of times, Herbert goes on to list the Muslims who have helped him - including the Muslim surgeon who performed the surgery that saved his life.
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