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06/09/2007
British Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan
Two British soldiers have been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
The men, from the 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment, were taking part in a routine patrol north of Lashkar Gah in the Helmand Province on Wednesday morning when one of their WMIK vehicles was caught in an explosion.
The MoD said that both men were pronounced dead at the scene.
A third soldier and a civilian interpreter were also injured in the explosion and were evacuated to the ISAF medical facility at Camp Bastion by emergency response helicopter where they are being treated.
The two soldiers who were killed are expected to be named later on Thursday.
(KMcA/SP)
The men, from the 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment, were taking part in a routine patrol north of Lashkar Gah in the Helmand Province on Wednesday morning when one of their WMIK vehicles was caught in an explosion.
The MoD said that both men were pronounced dead at the scene.
A third soldier and a civilian interpreter were also injured in the explosion and were evacuated to the ISAF medical facility at Camp Bastion by emergency response helicopter where they are being treated.
The two soldiers who were killed are expected to be named later on Thursday.
(KMcA/SP)
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