Three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Reuters | HT Correspondent, London
Feb 25, 2009 10:32 PM IST
Three British soldiers were killed in an explosion at the southern Helmand province in Afghanistan during an escort operation, the defence ministry in London said.
Three British soldiers were killed in an explosion in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the defence ministry in London said.
The blast happened in the southern Helmand province during an escort operation, the ministry said in a statement. It takes the number of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan to 148 since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001.
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