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| Soldier dies in Afghan accident | Soldier dies in Afghan accident |
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| A British soldier has died after "a tragic accident" in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has announced. | A British soldier has died after "a tragic accident" in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has announced. |
| An investigation has been launched after the soldier, from the 1st Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment, died at the British base in Sangin. | An investigation has been launched after the soldier, from the 1st Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment, died at the British base in Sangin. |
| The MoD said no further details would be released until the Royal Military Police investigation was complete. | |
| A spokesman added that the death was not the result of enemy action. The soldier's family has been informed. | A spokesman added that the death was not the result of enemy action. The soldier's family has been informed. |
| The MoD spokesman said: "The Ministry of Defence deeply regrets to announce that a British soldier from 1st Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment has died as a result of injuries sustained in a tragic accident at the British base in Sangin, Afghanistan. | The MoD spokesman said: "The Ministry of Defence deeply regrets to announce that a British soldier from 1st Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment has died as a result of injuries sustained in a tragic accident at the British base in Sangin, Afghanistan. |
| "The circumstances of the accident will be the subject of an investigation and no further details will be released until that investigation is complete, but we can confirm that the soldier's death was not the result of enemy action." | "The circumstances of the accident will be the subject of an investigation and no further details will be released until that investigation is complete, but we can confirm that the soldier's death was not the result of enemy action." |
| The death is the 55th among British forces in Afghanistan since the start of operations in November 2001. | |
| The incident, in Helmand Province, comes during a visit by Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells, who is meeting British troops. | |
| The last soldier to be killed in Afghanistan was Guardsman Simon Davison, 22, who died on May 3 after being wounded during a gunfight with Taleban fighters near the town of Garmsir in Helmand. |