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| UK soldier killed in blast named | UK soldier killed in blast named |
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| A British soldier killed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday has been named by the Ministry of Defence as Staff Sgt Olaf Schmid. | |
| The 30-year-old from the Royal Logistic Corps died in an explosion near Sangin in Helmand province. | The 30-year-old from the Royal Logistic Corps died in an explosion near Sangin in Helmand province. |
| His wife, Christina Schmid, said he was her "soulmate" and she took comfort knowing he had saved "countless lives". | |
| His death brings the total number of UK military personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 224. | His death brings the total number of UK military personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 224. |
| Staff Sgt Schmid had been commanding a bomb disposal team who were dealing with a confirmed roadside bomb. | |
| He was killed when the device initiated as he was defusing it. | |
| A spokesman for Task Force Helmand said he would be "missed by us, his comrades, but... not be forgotten." |