Afghanistan blast kills Royal Marines
Two Royal Marines have been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.
The marines, from 42 Commando, were hit by an improvised explosive device in the Nad Ali district of Helmand province on Friday.
The MoD said they were on patrol in the Loy Mandeh area when they were killed and that next of kin had been informed.
The deaths take the number of British military deaths in operations in Afghanistan since 2001 to 368.
Spokesman for Task Force Helmand Maj Rolf Kurth said: "It is my sad duty to inform you of the death of two Royal Marines... our thoughts and prayers are with their families and friends in their time of grief."
He said they were on patrol "disrupting insurgent activity" when they were hit.
The battalion-sized formation of 42 Commando is based at Bickleigh Barracks in Plymouth, Devon.
On Monday, a British soldier from 1st Battalion the Rifles was killed by a bomb while on a patrol in the Sayedabad Kalay area of the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province.
Two more heroes joining the long list of those who gave their all for us.
RIP
We must not forget.
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