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MBE for Met officer who saved four FBI agents in Pakistan blast
Justin Davenport, Crime Correspondent17.06.09
The bravery of a Scotland Yard detective who lost an eye while rescuing four FBI agents from a bomb blast in Pakistan has been recognised by the Government.
Detective Superintendent Keith Pearce had been recommended for a gallantry award but the force was told he was not eligible because the people he saved were not British.
Now it has emerged the 51-year-old officer was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Det Supt Pearce, who is attached to the Yard's Counter Terrorism Command, was sitting outside a restaurant in Islamabad in March last year when a bomb exploded four feet from his table.
Wounded by shrapnel, the officer pulled two of the most seriously injured Americans from the wreckage, gave them emergency first aid and then commandeered a truck to get all four to hospital.
Reader views (6)
Well done Keith, at last they have done the right thing. You deserve it, take care, Ruth
- Ruth, Beaconsfield, England
Congratualtions Keith - you really deserve it.
- Sally, Cheshire
Those who can, do. Good on you mate. You deserve it.
- Rogan, Irving
Truly, an exceptional man who brings great credit to Britain and the police.
- Abdul Hadi, London
If anyone can be classified as struggling for the path of Allah - it would be this man who saved others and put his life on the line.
From a British Muslim - I am proud of you Keith Pearce
- Mohammed Abbasi, London United Kingdom
about time too. They knight cooks by the kitchenful.
- Squiz, Islington
