This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7468487.stm
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Bodies of soldiers return home | Bodies of soldiers return home |
| (39 minutes later) | |
| The bodies of four British soldiers killed in an explosion in Afghanistan have been flown home to the UK. | The bodies of four British soldiers killed in an explosion in Afghanistan have been flown home to the UK. |
| The four included Cpl Sarah Bryant, 26, of Carlisle, who was the first British woman killed on duty in the country. | The four included Cpl Sarah Bryant, 26, of Carlisle, who was the first British woman killed on duty in the country. |
| Cpl Sean Robert Reeve, 28, L/Cpl Richard Larkin, 39, and Paul Stout, 31, also died in the blast east of Laskhar Gah, in Helmand Province, on 17 June. | Cpl Sean Robert Reeve, 28, L/Cpl Richard Larkin, 39, and Paul Stout, 31, also died in the blast east of Laskhar Gah, in Helmand Province, on 17 June. |
| Their bodies arrived at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire, where a repatriation ceremony is to be held shortly. | |
| This private occasion is open to the victims' close family and military personnel colleagues. | |
| The soldiers were at a checkpoint when the explosion took placeSuch ceremonies are held on the airfield whenever the body of a member of the services is returned to the UK. | |
| The troops had been on patrol alongside Afghan police officers. | |
| Their vehicle - believed to be a Snatch Land Rover or weapon-mounted WMIK version - was blown up when it hit a mine. | |
| A fifth soldier was also wounded in the attack. | A fifth soldier was also wounded in the attack. |
| Last week Cpl Bryant's husband, the Army officer Cpl Carl Bryant, described his wife as "an awesome soldier who died doing the job that she loved". |