Sunday June 03, 2012
A soldier has been shot dead while on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
The serviceman, from 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, was killed by small arms fire.
He was part of a patrol to disrupt insurgent activity in the south of Nahr-e Saraj district when he was attacked, said the Ministry of Defence.
Spokesman for British Forces Helmand, Lieutenant Colonel John Kerner said: "It is my sad duty to inform you that a soldier from 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment has been killed whilst on patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand Province.
Name not yet released by MOD
A soldier has been shot dead while on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
The serviceman, from 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, was killed by small arms fire.
He was part of a patrol to disrupt insurgent activity in the south of Nahr-e Saraj district when he was attacked, said the Ministry of Defence.
Spokesman for British Forces Helmand, Lieutenant Colonel John Kerner said: "It is my sad duty to inform you that a soldier from 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment has been killed whilst on patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand Province.
Name not yet released by MOD