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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 shot dead in Helmand Province, in an attack the UK military says was carried out by a "rogue" Afghan policeman.
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 policeman opened fire within a training compound before fleeing, Lt Col David Wakefield said.
The soldiers' next of kin have been informed of the deaths. An investigation into the attack is under way. 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 is with the deepest sadness I must inform you that five British soldiers were shot and killed yesterday in Nad-e'Ali District.
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. BBC Kabul correspondent Ian Pannell said sources indicated the attacker was a police officer called Gulbuddin who had fled the scene after the shooting.
It appears he could have been involved in a dispute with his commander, but tribal sources have pointed to a link with the Taliban.
The deaths take the number of UK troops killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 229.