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| British soldier from Afghanistan dies in hospital | British soldier from Afghanistan dies in hospital |
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| A UK soldier has died in hospital from injuries received in an explosion while clearing roadside bombs in Helmand province, Afghanistan. | A UK soldier has died in hospital from injuries received in an explosion while clearing roadside bombs in Helmand province, Afghanistan. |
| The soldier, from 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, died on Tuesday at the Queen Elizabeth NHS Hospital in Birmingham. | The soldier, from 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, died on Tuesday at the Queen Elizabeth NHS Hospital in Birmingham. |
| The soldier was clearing roadside bombs from Nahr-e Saraj district on Monday. | |
| The soldier died despite surgery and evacuation from Camp Bastion to the UK. Next of kin have been told. | The soldier died despite surgery and evacuation from Camp Bastion to the UK. Next of kin have been told. |
| Lieutenant Colonel Tim Purbrick said: "The soldier was neutralising a complex set of IEDs which had been sown in an alleyway between two compounds when one of the devices detonated." | Lieutenant Colonel Tim Purbrick said: "The soldier was neutralising a complex set of IEDs which had been sown in an alleyway between two compounds when one of the devices detonated." |
| The death takes the number of British military personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 364. | The death takes the number of British military personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 364. |