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| UK soldier killed in Afghanistan | UK soldier killed in Afghanistan |
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| A British soldier has died following an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. | A British soldier has died following an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. |
| Four others were also injured in the blast in the Babaji area near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province. | Four others were also injured in the blast in the Babaji area near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province. |
| The soldier, from 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters, was taken to a military hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. | The soldier, from 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters, was taken to a military hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. |
| All the soldiers' families have been informed of the incident, which happened on Sunday morning. | All the soldiers' families have been informed of the incident, which happened on Sunday morning. |
| The explosion happened as the group travelled in an armoured Snatch Land Rover with a military team to survey the site for a new road project linking several villages in the Babaji area. | The explosion happened as the group travelled in an armoured Snatch Land Rover with a military team to survey the site for a new road project linking several villages in the Babaji area. |
| All five soldiers were airlifted to hospital and four are still receiving medical treatment. | All five soldiers were airlifted to hospital and four are still receiving medical treatment. |
| Shooting incident | Shooting incident |
| Shortly after the explosion a man who failed to stop at the security cordon set up around the site was shot and killed, the MoD said. | Shortly after the explosion a man who failed to stop at the security cordon set up around the site was shot and killed, the MoD said. |
| A second man was also wounded, after ignoring repeated calls to stop, the ministry added. | A second man was also wounded, after ignoring repeated calls to stop, the ministry added. |
| In a statement the MoD said: "The two men drove towards the cordon ignoring the soldiers' warnings, including shouts, coloured flares and aimed warning shots. | In a statement the MoD said: "The two men drove towards the cordon ignoring the soldiers' warnings, including shouts, coloured flares and aimed warning shots. |
| "The soldiers were forced to open fire only after they had exhausted all reasonable measures to ensure their safety." | "The soldiers were forced to open fire only after they had exhausted all reasonable measures to ensure their safety." |
| An investigation into the incident is under way. | An investigation into the incident is under way. |
| The death takes the total number of UK troops killed while on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 to 61. |