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06/06/2011
Soldier Killed In Bomb Blast
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the death of a British soldier in Afghanistan.
The unnamed soldier was killed by a bomb while on a patrol in the Haji Kareen area of the Nahr-e Saraj district on Sunday.
The soldier, was from 1st Battalion The Rifles.
His family have been told.
The MoD earlier announced that a member of 42 Commando Royal Marines was shot dead by insurgents on Sunday.
The number of service men and women killed in operations in Afghanistan since 2001 now stands at 371.
(BMcN)
The unnamed soldier was killed by a bomb while on a patrol in the Haji Kareen area of the Nahr-e Saraj district on Sunday.
The soldier, was from 1st Battalion The Rifles.
His family have been told.
The MoD earlier announced that a member of 42 Commando Royal Marines was shot dead by insurgents on Sunday.
The number of service men and women killed in operations in Afghanistan since 2001 now stands at 371.
(BMcN)
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