Two British soldiers from the Mercian Regiment serving with the international force in Afghanistan were killed in an explosion today.
A third British soldier and a civilian interpreter were injured in the same incident.
The Ministry of Defence said the men were taking part in a routine patrol in Helmand Province when their vehicle was hit.
The attack, which happened at 9.15 this morning local time, brings the number of British forces personnel to have died in Afghanistan since November 2001 to 76.
Lt Col Bridget Rose, spokeswoman for regional command south of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), said: "ISAF troops, and the Afghans who work alongside them, operate in extremely dangerous conditions. Read It Here RIP
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