Two members of the elite navy Seals Team Six, the unit famous for killing Osama bin Laden, are suspected of murdering their comrade and housemate on deployment in Mali. Staff Sergeant Logan J Melgar, 34, a Green Beret, was a veteran special forces soldier who had served two tours of duty in Afghanistan before being sent to Mali, where the US has several hundred special forces troops. It emerged yesterday that Sgt Melgar was found strangled in an embassy residence in Bamako in June. Two navy Seals who lived in the house were placed on leave and designated persons of interest in the investigation, the New York Times reported. The names of the Seals…

Source: The Times October 30, 2017 01:52 UTC