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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.
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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.The MoD said the Royal Military Police were investigating friendly fire as a possible cause of both of these earlier deaths.
Funeral for war's 100th casualty
No further information would be released until the conclusion of the inquests, it said.No further information would be released until the conclusion of the inquests, it said.
Meanwhile, the funeral of the 100th soldier killed during 2009 while on duty in Afghanistan is taking place in his home town of Bury St Edmunds.
L/Cpl Adam Drane, 23, of the Royal Anglian Regiment, was shot in Helmand Province on 7 December.
After the funeral service, there will be a private committal at St Nicholas's Church in Stanningfield.