A Military Operations news article
2 Jul 12
It is with the
deepest sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that three
soldiers were killed in Afghanistan yesterday, Sunday 1 July 2012.Two soldiers serving with the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and one serving with the Royal Corps of Signals were killed in an incident at Check Point Kamparack Pul in Nahr-e-Saraj, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
The soldiers were part of a Police Advisory Team which had been to the check point to conduct a shura. On leaving, they were engaged by small arms fire by a man wearing an Afghan Police uniform. During this exchange of fire the three soldiers were wounded and despite receiving first aid at the scene, they died of their injuries.
The spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Major Ian Lawrence, said:
"It is with deep regret that I must inform you that three soldiers, two serving with 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and one serving with the Royal Corps of Signals, have been killed in an incident at Check Point Kamparack Pul in the Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand Province.The soldiers' families have been informed and have asked for a period of grace before further details are released.
"Their loss will be felt deeply across Task Force Helmand. However, this will be nothing compared to the grief experienced by the soldiers' families. Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this extremely difficult time."
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