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07/08/2009
Paras Killed In Afghanistan Blast
Three British soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced today.
The servicemen from the Parachute Regiment, died after their Jackal armoured vehicle was hit by an explosion and small-arms fire north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province on Thursday afternoon.
The soldiers were taking part in a routine security patrol with the Afghan national army when the incident took place.
A fourth serviceman was also critically injured.
The troops were carrying out a routine security patrol with Afghan national security forces.
Their families have been informed, the MoD confirmed.
(JM/BMcc)
The servicemen from the Parachute Regiment, died after their Jackal armoured vehicle was hit by an explosion and small-arms fire north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province on Thursday afternoon.
The soldiers were taking part in a routine security patrol with the Afghan national army when the incident took place.
A fourth serviceman was also critically injured.
The troops were carrying out a routine security patrol with Afghan national security forces.
Their families have been informed, the MoD confirmed.
(JM/BMcc)
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