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100th UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, taking the total number killed there this year to 100.

The soldier from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment died as a result of small arms fire in central Helmand Province on Monday.

His family has been informed.

Jon Kay reports.

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