Afghan soldier shoots dead two British troops at gates of UK base in Helmand

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Afghan soldier shoots dead two British troops at gates of UK base in Helmand

Gunman killed by return fire during attack in provincial capital Lashkar Gah, in latest sign of growing tensions in AfghanistanTwo British soldiers were killed on Monday when an Afghan soldier turned his gun on them at the gates of a UK military base. The Afghan soldier was also killed during an exchange of fire which may have started after security guards stopped a truck as it tried to enter the heavily fortified compound in the capital of Helmand, Lashkar Gah.