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Two more British soldiers have been killed in attacks in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said today.
A soldier from 2nd Battalion the Mercian Regiment was killed by a rocket-propelled grenade and a soldier from the Light Dragoons was killed in an explosion. Both families have been told about the attacks, which happened on Saturday in the third phase of Operation Panther's Claw, a big offensive involving more than 700 British troops.
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