UK soldier killed in Helmand blast
Updated on 08 November 2009
A British soldier has been killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.
The serviceman, from the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles, who was serving with the 4th Battalion, The Rifles, died following a blast near Sangin, in central Helmand Province, on Saturday afternoon.
Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield, said: "It is my sad duty to inform you that a soldier from The Rifles was killed today in an explosion near Sangin, in Helmand Province.
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