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SAS legend hired to kill Escobar nearly blown up by hand grenade that landed on foot
SAS legend famous for 'nearly' killing Pablo Escobar, almost died on his first ever SAS mission when a hand grenade landed on his foot.Peter McAleese, 79, was hired by the Cali cartel in 1989 to kill their rival, infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar.McAleese's unit was eventually able to pinpoint Escobar’s location, but the mission ultimately proved a failure after bad weather led to a helicopter crash in the Andes.The Scotsman also worked on missions in countries including South Africa, Angola, Iraq and Russia, among others.But all of that could have been very different if a hand grenade that landed on the then 23-year-old McAleese's feet had exploded like it was supposed to.Speaking to Shaun Atwood's True Crime Podcast on YouTube, he
