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| A British soldier has been killed by a mine explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. | A British soldier has been killed by a mine explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. |
| The soldier, of B Company 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, stepped on the mine while on patrol in Lashkar Gar at 1100 local time on Saturday. | The soldier, of B Company 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, stepped on the mine while on patrol in Lashkar Gar at 1100 local time on Saturday. |
| Next of kin have been informed. Since 2001, 110 British personnel have died in Afghanistan. | Next of kin have been informed. Since 2001, 110 British personnel have died in Afghanistan. |
| Of those, 12 have been killed since 8 June including the first woman to lose her life, Cpl Sarah Bryant, 26. | |
| Anti-personnel mine | |
| An MoD spokesman said: "At 1100 hours local time the soldier was part of a vehicle checkpoint patrol operating in the Lashkar Gar area when they received a report of an rocket-propelled grenade attack on a civilian aircraft at Bost airfield in Lashkar Gar. | |
| "When investigating this they dismounted their vehicles and what is believed to have been a legacy anti-personnel mine detonated, killing the soldier instantly." | |
| On Friday, one British soldier died and two others were injured in Afghanistan when their patrol vehicle overturned. | |
| The dead soldier, from 13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, has yet to be named. |