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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. |
| A soldier who died in Afghanistan on Friday in a vehicle accident has been named as Warrant Officer Dan Shirley. | A soldier who died in Afghanistan on Friday in a vehicle accident has been named as Warrant Officer Dan Shirley. |
| WO Shirley, from 13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, died when a patrol vehicle overturned. | WO Shirley, from 13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, died when a patrol vehicle overturned. |
| An MoD spokesman said the soldier killed by a mine on Saturday had been part of a vehicle checkpoint patrol operating in the Lashkar Gar area. | An MoD spokesman said the soldier killed by a mine on Saturday had been part of a vehicle checkpoint patrol operating in the Lashkar Gar area. |
| The latest death follows that of WO Dan Shirley (above) Afghanistan accident troop named | |
| They were on patrol when "they received a report of an rocket-propelled grenade attack on a civilian aircraft at Bost airfield in Lashkar Gar", the spokesman said. | They were on patrol when "they received a report of an rocket-propelled grenade attack on a civilian aircraft at Bost airfield in Lashkar Gar", the spokesman said. |
| "When investigating this they dismounted their vehicles and what is believed to have been a legacy anti-personnel mine detonated, killing the soldier instantly." | "When investigating this they dismounted their vehicles and what is believed to have been a legacy anti-personnel mine detonated, killing the soldier instantly." |
| Of the British troops killed in Afghanistan, 13 have died since 8 June including the first woman to lose her life, Cpl Sarah Bryant, 26. | Of the British troops killed in Afghanistan, 13 have died since 8 June including the first woman to lose her life, Cpl Sarah Bryant, 26. |