Two British Royal Air Force personnel died in a helicopter crash in
Afghanistan on Sunday, the defence ministry said in a statement.
The
helicopter crashed while landing at the headquarters of the Resolute
Support international Nato coalition in the Afghan capital Kabul.
"The
incident is currently under investigation but we can confirm
that it
was an accident and not the result of insurgent activity," the defence
ministry said in a statement.
Those killed were from the 230 and 33 Squadrons of the Royal Air Force, the statement added.
The
deaths bring to 456 the total number of British forces, personnel and
defence ministry civilians killed serving in Afghanistan since Britain
joined a US-led invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001.
In a
separate incident earlier on Sunday, a British forces convoy was
attacked in central Kabul, wounding civilians but causing no British
casualties.
Taliban insurgents have stepped up attacks as
Western-trained Afghan forces have largely been fighting on their own
since Nato's combat mission ended in December.
Monday, October 12, 2015
Helicopter crash kills 2 Britons in Afghanistan
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