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| MoD names soldier killed in crash | MoD names soldier killed in crash |
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| The Ministry of Defence has named a soldier killed in a Nato helicopter which crashed in southern Afghanistan. | The Ministry of Defence has named a soldier killed in a Nato helicopter which crashed in southern Afghanistan. |
| Corporal Mike Gilyeat, 28, from the Royal Military Police, died with five US crew and a Canadian colleague in the crash in Helmand province on Wednesday. | Corporal Mike Gilyeat, 28, from the Royal Military Police, died with five US crew and a Canadian colleague in the crash in Helmand province on Wednesday. |
| Cpl Gilyeat was a photographer with the media operations team based in Kandahar. He had been in the Army since 2002, the ministry said. | Cpl Gilyeat was a photographer with the media operations team based in Kandahar. He had been in the Army since 2002, the ministry said. |
| Nato said the Chinook helicopter may have been shot down by the Taleban. | Nato said the Chinook helicopter may have been shot down by the Taleban. |
| Fighting between Nato and Taleban insurgents has escalated in recent weeks - particularly in the south of Afghanistan. | Fighting between Nato and Taleban insurgents has escalated in recent weeks - particularly in the south of Afghanistan. |
| 'Gifted' | 'Gifted' |
| About 30,000 alliance troops and another 10,000 US-led ones have been battling to boost the authority of President Hamid Karzai. | About 30,000 alliance troops and another 10,000 US-led ones have been battling to boost the authority of President Hamid Karzai. |
| Cpl Gilyeat had previously served with the Army in Iraq and, more recently, in Northern Ireland. | Cpl Gilyeat had previously served with the Army in Iraq and, more recently, in Northern Ireland. |
| Lieutenant Colonel Mike Smith, his commanding officer in Regional Command (South), described him as "gifted and enthusiastic". | |
| He said: "Despite being an experienced and proud military policeman he was thriving in his first employment as a news photographer. | He said: "Despite being an experienced and proud military policeman he was thriving in his first employment as a news photographer. |
| "He showed great flair and promise and had already produced several powerful images." | "He showed great flair and promise and had already produced several powerful images." |