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| UK soldier dies in Taleban ambush | UK soldier dies in Taleban ambush |
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| A British soldier has been killed and four others injured in an ambush by the Taleban in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. | A British soldier has been killed and four others injured in an ambush by the Taleban in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. |
| The soldier, from the 1st Battalion The Grenadier Guards, had been in a vehicle caught in an explosion near Sangin. | |
| Taleban fighters then attacked the patrol with rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and small arms until British reinforcements arrived, the MoD said. | Taleban fighters then attacked the patrol with rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and small arms until British reinforcements arrived, the MoD said. |
| The next of kin of the soldier, who has not been named, have been informed. | The next of kin of the soldier, who has not been named, have been informed. |
| The British troops were on their way to help an Afghan army patrol that had been ambushed when they were attacked at 1110 local time (0740 BST) on Saturday. | |
| They fought off the Taleban until reinforcements arrived, at which point the soldiers were rescued and returned to base, the MoD said. | |
| One soldier was pronounced dead by a medical team at the base - the 60th member of the British armed forces to die in Afghanistan since the conflict began in November 2001. | |
| The four casualties were moved to another base, where they received medical treatment for minor injuries. |