UK soldiers killed in Afghan blast
Updated on 08 November 2009
Another British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The serviceman from 4th Battalion, The Rifles, died in a blast near Sangin, in central Helmand Province. His family have been informed.
Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said: "It is my sad duty to inform you that earlier today, the morning of Remembrance Sunday, a soldier from 3 Rifles Battle Group was killed as a result of an explosion near Sangin, in Helmand Province."
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