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| Three Paras killed in Afghanistan | Three Paras killed in Afghanistan |
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| Three British soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. | Three British soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. |
| The servicemen, from the Parachute Regiment, died north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province on Thursday afternoon. | The servicemen, from the Parachute Regiment, died north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province on Thursday afternoon. |
| The three personnel were killed and a fourth was critically injured when their Jackal armoured vehicle was hit by an explosion and small-arms fire. | The three personnel were killed and a fourth was critically injured when their Jackal armoured vehicle was hit by an explosion and small-arms fire. |
| The soldiers' families have been told. A total of 195 British troops have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001. | The soldiers' families have been told. A total of 195 British troops have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001. |
| The MoD said it was believed that the three soldiers died in the initial blast. | The MoD said it was believed that the three soldiers died in the initial blast. |
| The troops were carrying out a routine security patrol with Afghan national security forces. | The troops were carrying out a routine security patrol with Afghan national security forces. |
| July saw more casualties than any other month for UK forces in Afghanistan, with 22 service personnel killed. | |
| Troops are now involved in the second stage of Operation Panther's Claw, which the MoD says is focused on holding ground won from the Taliban in recent weeks. | |
| On Tuesday Craftsman Anthony Lombardi, 21, of Scunthorpe, from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to the Light Dragoons, died in an explosion. |