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| Two British servicemen killed in an explosion in Afghanistan have been named by the Ministry of Defence. | Two British servicemen killed in an explosion in Afghanistan have been named by the Ministry of Defence. |
| Senior Aircraftman Graham Livingston, 23, of the Royal Air Force Regiment, from Glasgow, died on Sunday. | |
| Also killed was Senior Aircraftman Gary Thompson, 52, of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, from Nottingham. | |
| Two other service personnel were injured in the incident, which took place during a routine patrol 1.2 miles (2km) west of Kandahar Airfield. | Two other service personnel were injured in the incident, which took place during a routine patrol 1.2 miles (2km) west of Kandahar Airfield. |
| SAC Livingston joined the RAF in 2004 after a short period in the Royal Marines. He had been promoted to Senior Aircraftman in 2005 and had also served in Iraq. | |
| His mother, Rosemary O'Neil, said: "Graham was a much loved father, son and brother. He died doing a job he loved. | |
| "As a family we are very proud and he will be sadly missed." | |
| Senior Aircraftman Gary Thompson was a father-of-five | |
| SAC Thompson, 52, was a father-of-five who worked as a managing director in civilian life. | |
| He joined the RAF in 1973 but left in 1977 to pursue civilian career. | |
| He subsequently joined No 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force in March 2005. | |
| His family said: "Gary was more than our hero, he was the rock and foundation of our family. Words cannot express how much he was loved and how proud of him we are." | |
| The deaths bring the number of UK service personnel killed in Afghanistan to 93. |