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| Four UK Afghan deaths in one day | Four UK Afghan deaths in one day |
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| Two UK soldiers have died in an attack in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, bringing the total killed on Thursday to four. | Two UK soldiers have died in an attack in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, bringing the total killed on Thursday to four. |
| A soldier from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles and one from 173 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police died after a suicide attack. | A soldier from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles and one from 173 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police died after a suicide attack. |
| Another soldier, from 2nd Battalion The Rifles, died in an explosion. | |
| A Black Watch soldier who was shot near Musa Qala in Helmand has been named as Cpl Sean Binnie, 22. | |
| The families of all the soldiers have been informed. | The families of all the soldiers have been informed. |
| Since 2001, 157 UK troops have been killed on operations in Afghanistan. | Since 2001, 157 UK troops have been killed on operations in Afghanistan. |
| The soldiers killed by the suicide attack died during a patrol in Gereshk, Helmand Province. | The soldiers killed by the suicide attack died during a patrol in Gereshk, Helmand Province. |
| This is the first time since June 2008 that four soldiers have been killed on a single day. | This is the first time since June 2008 that four soldiers have been killed on a single day. |
| Speaking of these two deaths, Lt Col Nick Richardson said: "With heavy heart we report another extremely sad situation, where lives of our courageous soldiers have been sacrificed for the greater good of the Afghan people. | Speaking of these two deaths, Lt Col Nick Richardson said: "With heavy heart we report another extremely sad situation, where lives of our courageous soldiers have been sacrificed for the greater good of the Afghan people. |
| "Our deepest and heartfelt sympathies go to their families and loved ones and we offer our thoughts and prayers to them all at this most painful and distressing time." | "Our deepest and heartfelt sympathies go to their families and loved ones and we offer our thoughts and prayers to them all at this most painful and distressing time." |
| 'Ultimate sacrifice' | 'Ultimate sacrifice' |
| Col Richardson had earlier spoken about the deaths of the two other soldiers killed in Helmand. | Col Richardson had earlier spoken about the deaths of the two other soldiers killed in Helmand. |
| He said the fact that both had died within hours of each other meant it was a "sad day" in the history of British operations in Helmand. | He said the fact that both had died within hours of each other meant it was a "sad day" in the history of British operations in Helmand. |
| Brigadier-General Richard Blanchette, spokesman for the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, said the soldier from 2nd Battalion The Rifles had made the "ultimate sacrifice to bring hope and peace to the people of Afghanistan". | Brigadier-General Richard Blanchette, spokesman for the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, said the soldier from 2nd Battalion The Rifles had made the "ultimate sacrifice to bring hope and peace to the people of Afghanistan". |
| The soldier was killed in Sangin, in the north of the province. | The soldier was killed in Sangin, in the north of the province. |
| On Thursday, defence officials announced Cpl Binnie, from the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland, had died from a gunshot wound suffered during a patrol with the Afghan National Army in the vicinity of Woqab, in Helmand. |