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Afghan policeman shoots dead five UK soldiers

Source: Reuters
Kabul : Afghanistan | 21 days ago  
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An Afghan policeman has shot dead five British soldiers at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, the defense ministry in London said on Wednesday. The men, three from the Grenadier Guards and two from the Royal Military Police, were shot in Helmand province on November 3. "An Afghan national policeman...
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