3 UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan
By CNN Staff
May 1, 2013 -- Updated 1251 GMT (2051 HKT)
(CNN) -- (CNN) -- The three coalition soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday are British, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
The three died when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb during a patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, where most UK forces are based.
The soldiers are from the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
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