BBC: UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan

[Eugene]

Last Updated: Tuesday, 1 August 2006, 07:05 GMT 08:05 UK

UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Two British soldiers have been killed in operations in southern Afghanistan.

A third soldier was injured in an ambush in a northern district of Helmand
province, BBC correspondent Alastair Leithhead said.

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An ISAF statement said militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades
targeted a patrol on Tuesday morning.

"Two ISAF soldiers were killed in this attack, one wounded and one remains
unaccounted for," it said in a statement.

Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5233768.stm

[Henny Penny]

1. Unfortunately it is three dead and one seriously wounded..

"Three British soldiers have been killed after a vehicle patrol was ambushed by militants in southern Afghanistan.

A fourth soldier was seriously injured in the incident in the north of Helmand province, the Ministry of Defence said."

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