THREE BRITISH SERVICEMEN KILLED BY AFGHAN SOLDIER

14.07.2010 [11:50]
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Baku, July 14 (AZERTAC). Three British soldiers have been killed and four injured by a renegade Afghan soldier in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense said.

The men, from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, were on duty on Tuesday morning in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand province, when the Afghan opened fire.

One is believed to be a Nepalese Gurkha and the other two were UK nationals.

Prime Minister David Cameron condemned the “appalling” killings, but said UK and Afghan troops should work together.

The Taliban has claimed the Afghan soldier had joined its insurgency.

An investigation is under way and next of kin have been informed.

The number of British military personnel killed on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 now stands at 318.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has apologized to the UK after the incident and a defense ministry spokesman said a soldier from the Afghan National Army (ANA) was being sought.

THREE BRITISH SERVICEMEN KILLED BY AFGHAN SOLDIER

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