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Further Soldier dies in Afghan explosion

September 16th, 2009 fitaloon Leave a comment Go to comments
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Sadly just after posting I readthat another soldier has been killed in Afghanistan. The BBC has this.

A British solider has died in a blast in southern Afghanistan, the MoD says.

The soldier, from 2nd Battalion The Rifles, was on foot patrol in the Gereshk district of central Helmand province, when he died.

It comes after a soldier from 2nd Royal Tank Regiment died in a UK hospital after being wounded in Afghanistan on Saturday. Both families have been told.

The number of British service personnel killed in Afghanistan since operations began in 2001 now stands at 216.

The soldier injured on Saturday was caught in an explosion while on patrol in a Viking armoured vehicle in north-west Helmand province.

He died at the Royal College of Defence Medicine in Selly Oak, Birmingham.

My thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time.

BBC NEWS | UK | Soldier dies in Afghan explosion.

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