BGT winner Richard Jones escaped death after huge car bomb killed 100 in Afghanistan on secret mission to entertain troops
BRITAIN’S Got Talent winner Richard Jones narrowly escaped death during a secret mission to Afghanistan to entertain troops.
“When someone big in the media or the public eye is there, the threat level is heightened and they would have loved to target us and the coalition troops. But on this occasion they realised if they tried to target our base, they probably wouldn’t get far and that if they killed people they probably wouldn’t kill that many.
In the two weeks Richard and his team were in the country, they came under attack on a number of occasions.During their fortnight stay, Richard and his team came under attack countless times but he praised the British Army for keeping them safeHowever his team knew little of what they were getting themselves in for and Richard praised them and the British army for taking such good care of them.
“The day we flew out the Intercontinental hotel was attacked. The families of my team were incredibly worried about them. They were nervous on the flight over but once we landed we knew we had a job to do.” “They had no idea we were coming so when we arrived in our helicopter with this huge crate of supplies it felt a bit like Christmas.
“They’d never seen magic so their reaction was brilliant. Many of these people had lost loved ones and had lived their whole lives through some kind of conflict. Their resilience and positive attitude is inspiring.”’s time in the country they came under attack a number of times and he was keen to praise those in the forces who took care of him and his team.
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