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| Soldier is killed in Afghanistan | Soldier is killed in Afghanistan |
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| A soldier from the Parachute Regiment has died in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. | A soldier from the Parachute Regiment has died in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. |
| The soldier was killed on Tuesday by a suspected improvised explosive device. Next of kin have been informed. | The soldier was killed on Tuesday by a suspected improvised explosive device. Next of kin have been informed. |
| The explosion happened during a foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand Province, and this latest death is the third British fatality this week. | The explosion happened during a foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand Province, and this latest death is the third British fatality this week. |
| The number of British military personnel killed on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 is 243. | The number of British military personnel killed on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 is 243. |
| This death comes after a soldier from 3rd Battalion The Rifles also died on Tuesday, following a fire fight near Sangin. | This death comes after a soldier from 3rd Battalion The Rifles also died on Tuesday, following a fire fight near Sangin. |
| Investigation | |
| And L/Cpl Michael Pritchard, 22, a Kent-born Royal Military Policeman who lived in Eastbourne, Sussex, died as a result of "small arms fire" - also near Sangin - on Sunday. | And L/Cpl Michael Pritchard, 22, a Kent-born Royal Military Policeman who lived in Eastbourne, Sussex, died as a result of "small arms fire" - also near Sangin - on Sunday. |
| The MoD said the Royal Military Police were investigating friendly fire as a possible cause of both of these earlier deaths. | |
| No further information would be released until the conclusion of the inquests, it said. |