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UK soldier dies in Helmand blast UK soldier dies in Helmand blast
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A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.
A spokesman said the soldier's next of kin had been informed. The serviceman, from the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles, died on Saturday following a blast near the town of Sangin in Helmand province.
News of the death came shortly after British troops in Helmand held a service at Camp Bastion to mark Remembrance Sunday. The MoD said the soldier's next of kin had been informed.
The death brings the total number of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 231. The death, announced as services are being held to mark Remembrance Sunday, brings the number of UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 231.
Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield, said: "He died a soldier, doing his duty and among his fellow soldiers.
"He will not be forgotten."
The MoD said the serviceman was serving with the 4th Battalion, The Rifles, when he was killed.