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| A British soldier killed in Afghanistan's Helmand province has been named as Sgt Jonathan Mathews by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). | |
| He received a single gunshot wound after coming under Taleban fire while on foot patrol on Monday. | He received a single gunshot wound after coming under Taleban fire while on foot patrol on Monday. |
| Sgt Mathews, 35, from Edinburgh, was a member of 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland. | Sgt Mathews, 35, from Edinburgh, was a member of 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland. |
| His death brings the number of UK troops killed on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 to 113. | His death brings the number of UK troops killed on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 to 113. |
| The shooting happened on Monday at about 1000 local time (0530 GMT) west of the town of Lashkar Gah, as UK troops patrolled alongside Afghan army personnel. | |
| In a statement issued after the shooting, the MoD said: "The patrol received reports from locals that the Taleban were in the area but before they could take up defensive positions they received incoming fire, and the soldier sustained a single gunshot wound." | |
| The soldier's battalion was attached to 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment. |