Thursday, June 24, 2010

Four more soldiers die in Afghanistan

A bloody week in Afghanistan continues with the news that a further four British soldiers have died in Afghanistan.

This comes after four Royal Marines also lost their lives in the Helmand province, meaning eight men have been killed in four days.

Three soldiers from 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment and one soldier from 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, as yet unnamed, died yesterday the Ministry of Defence says.

The latest fatalities to be named are Marine Michael Taylor and Marine Steven Darbyshire.

The total number of British service personnel killed in Afghanistan reached the 300 mark on Sunday with the death of Marine Richard Hollington.

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