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Another British soldier was killed in Afghanistan after being wounded during a fire fight in Helmand province, the Ministry of Defence said. Initial reports suggest that this death may have resulted from a friendly fire incident, the ministry said in a statement. The serviceman, from 3rd Battalion the Rifles, died from wounds sustained in a firefight near Sangin in Helmand Province. It followed the death of Lance Corporal Michael David Pritchard, 22, of the 4th Regiment Royal Military Police, in a separate incident in Sangin on Sunday. Both deaths may have resulted from friendly fire and they are under investigation by the Royal Military Police. The soldiers' families have been informed. Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, paid tribute to the latest member of UK forces to die in Afghanistan. Britain has lost 242 soldiers since it joined the U.S.-led invasion to topple the Taliban in 2001.
