Nov 4th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
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Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan - Five British soldiers were shot to death in an attack in the volatile south that British officials attributed to a "rogue" Afghan policeman.
The shooting Tuesday in the Nad-e-Ali district of Helmand province raised concerns about the possible infiltration of Afghan troops by militants. The province is a center of the Taliban insurgency and was the focus of a major U.S. offensive over the summer.
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KABUL -- Five British soldiers were shot and killed Tuesday by an Afghan policeman while they were working together in southern Afghanistan, British officials said.
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Nov 4th, 2009 - Telegraph
The soldiers were killed by the British-trained Afghanistan National Police officer who "went rogue" and attacked them inside a military compound in the Nad-e'Ali district of Helmand province.



