Afghanistan: 'Friendly fire’ kills soldier
THE latest British soldier to be killed in Afghanistan was thought last night to have been killed accidentally by his own side.
The serviceman from 36 Engineer Regiment is believed to have been caught in the blast from a smoke shell fired to provide a smokescreen.
He was killed while tackling roadside bombs in the Sangin area of Helmand.
An MoD spokesman said the death was being investigated as a “suspected friendly fire incident”.
Meanwhile, the body of one of two US servicemen who went missing in Afghanistan last week has been found in the east of the country.