Posthumous award for Linda Norgrove

AID worker Linda Norgrove, who died last year after being kidnapped in Afghanistan, has received a posthumous Green Star award from the UN and Green Cross International.

The 36-year-old was killed by a grenade thrown by a US soldier in a failed rescue bid.

Award organisers said: "Her death was a great tragedy not only for her family and friends but also for Afghanistan."

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