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From todays news;

 

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A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.

 

 

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2010/Jul/Week2/15664361.jpgBritish soldier killed in blast in Afghanistan

 

 

 

The serviceman, from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, died after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off as he tried to clear an area near Nahr-e-Saraj, Helmand Province.

 

The victim's family has been informed of the death.

 

A spokesman for Task Force Helmand said the soldier was helping "to provide a safe and secure environment for the local population, when he was hit by an explosion"

A total of 350 UK military personnel have now died since operations in Afghanistan began in 2001.

 

Some 309 of them were killed as a result of hostile action.

 

A further 41 are known to have died either as a result of illness, non-combat injuries or accidents.

 

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