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| Five soldiers die in Afghanistan | Five soldiers die in Afghanistan |
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| Five British soldiers have been killed in a single incident in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. | Five British soldiers have been killed in a single incident in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. |
| Three of the soldiers were from the Grenadier Guards and two were from the Royal Military Police. | Three of the soldiers were from the Grenadier Guards and two were from the Royal Military Police. |
| They had all been shot by a "rogue" Afghan policeman who had been part of a group they had been training in a compound, Lt Col David Wakefield said. | |
| The soldiers' next of kin have been informed of the deaths. | The soldiers' next of kin have been informed of the deaths. |
| The attack took place in the Nad-e'Ali district on Tuesday afternoon, the MoD said. | |
| Lt Col Wakefield, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said it was believed one Afghan policeman had begun shooting before fleeing the scene. | |
| "It is with the deepest sadness I must inform you that five British soldiers were shot and killed yesterday in Nad-e'Ali District. | |
| "Five British soldiers, five of our own, shot down in the course of their duty. They will not be forgotten." | "Five British soldiers, five of our own, shot down in the course of their duty. They will not be forgotten." |
| The deaths take the number of UK troops killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 227. |