Five UK troops die in Afghanistan helicopter crash

Off By Sharon Black

Coalition force Isaf confirms heaviest death toll in single day this year for foreign forces following alleged technical failure

A British helicopter has crashed in Afghanistan, killing all five people on board, the Ministry of Defence announced.

A spokesman for the coalition force Isaf released a statement confirming the five soldiers had died aboard the aircraft which came downon Saturday in mountainous terrain about 80 miles outside Kandahar in the south.

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