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Moment Australia's Most Decorated Soldier Arrested at Sydney Airport for War Crimes

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April 7, 2026

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Australia's most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested on Tuesday April, 7th, and was charged with five counts of war crime murders. These killings were related to the deaths of unarmed civilians in Afghanistan while he was deployed. The 47 year old former ADF member had been arrested at Sydney Airport.

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