Football ace tells of bomb escape
Source: The Sun
Almost died ... David Etale
A HERO squaddie who plays as striker for a Scots footie team has told of his amazing escape from a bomb blast in Afghanistan.
David Etale, 23 - up front for Edinburgh's East of Scotland league outfit Spartans - was nearly fatally wounded in a roadside bomb last Friday.
The brave Kenyan, a member of the British Army's Edinburgh-based 3rd Batallion The Rifles, suffered a fractured spine.
But help was quickly on hand and he was flown to Birmingham's Selly Oak hospital - where he faces surgery and a four-month stay.
Last night Etale said: "I count myself lucky to be alive. Apparently the vehicle was totally destroyed."
He thanked his team and the Scottish public for their support, and vowed: "I will play football again."
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