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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 Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. | A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. |
| The serviceman, from the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles, died on Saturday following a blast near the town of Sangin in Helmand province. | The serviceman, from the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles, died on Saturday following a blast near the town of Sangin in Helmand province. |
| The MoD said the soldier's next of kin had been informed. | The MoD said the soldier's next of kin had been informed. |
| 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. | 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. | 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." | "He will not be forgotten." |
| Troops in Helmand held a service to mark Remembrance Sunday just hours before similar celebrations in the UK. | |
| Shot dead | |
| The MoD said the serviceman was serving with the 4th Battalion, The Rifles, when he was killed. | The MoD said the serviceman was serving with the 4th Battalion, The Rifles, when he was killed. |
| He is the eighth member of the UK armed forces to die in Afghanistan in eight days. | |
| On Tuesday five soldiers were shot dead by an Afghan policeman they were training. Two other men died in separate explosions in Helmand. | |
| The spate of casualties forced Gordon Brown to make a speech on Friday defending Britain's involvement in the conflict. |