UK soldier dies in Helmand blast
A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.
A spokesman said the soldier's next of kin had been informed.
News of the death came shortly after British troops in Helmand held a service at Camp Bastion to mark Remembrance Sunday.
The death brings the total number of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 231.
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A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.
A spokesman said the soldier's next of kin had been informed.
News of the death came shortly after British troops in Helmand held a service at Camp Bastion to mark Remembrance Sunday.
The death brings the total number of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 231.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8348993.stm