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Taliban claim responsibility for shooting of UK troops

Source: observer.guardian.co.uk

Nov 04, 2009

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Five soldiers were killed and six injured when a 'rogue' Afghan policeman opened fire at a checkpoint in Helmand province

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a gun attack that killed five British soldiers and injured several others in Helmand province, the prime minister, Gordon Brown told the Commons today.

The soldiers – three from the Grenadier Guards and two from the Royal Military police – were killed when an Afghan policeman opened fire at a checkpoint in the Nad-e'Ali district yesterday.

A manhunt has been launched to find the gunman, who apparently fired without warning, then fled. Another six UK servicemen and two Afghan National Police (ANP) officers were injured. Four of the soldiers were killed immediately and the fifth died of his wounds, said the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf).

The incident happened at around 3.15pm at a checkpoint on the edge of Shin Kalay, a collection of houses just 400 metres away from Nad-e-Ali district centre. The platoon had been mentoring the police at the checkpoint for about two weeks and h

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