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Posted: 26 Apr 2014, 15:26www skynews co uk news
Five people have died after a UK helicopter crashed in Afghanistan and Sky sources say all those on board are believed to be British.
The victims were military service personnel who were killed in the south of the country, said the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
The ministry said it was investigating the circumstances of the incident but could not confirm the nationality of the troops who died.
An MoD spokesman said: "We can confirm that a UK helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan today.
"The incident is under investigation and it would be inappropriate to comment further until families have been notified."
Kandahar provincial police spokesman Zia Durrani said the helicopter went down in the Takhta Pul district, about 30 miles from the Pakistan border.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known but it was not believed to have involved any enemy action.
If the victims were confirmed to be British, it would be the worst UK air crash in Afghanistan since September 2006, when a Nimrod surveillance aircraft exploded in mid-air while supporting Nato ground operations near Kandahar.
All 14 servicemen on board that aircraft were killed.
Saturday's incident was the bloodiest day for international troops in Afghanistan this year.
It brings the number of foreign troops killed in the war-hit country in April to seven. A total of 23 have died in 2014.
Nato is preparing to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan at the end of this year, 13 years after the US-led invasion to topple the Taliban for sheltering al Qaeda leaders.
Concerned family members of military service personnel can contact the MoD on 08457 800 900.
Five people have died after a UK helicopter crashed in Afghanistan and Sky sources say all those on board are believed to be British.
The victims were military service personnel who were killed in the south of the country, said the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
The ministry said it was investigating the circumstances of the incident but could not confirm the nationality of the troops who died.
An MoD spokesman said: "We can confirm that a UK helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan today.
"The incident is under investigation and it would be inappropriate to comment further until families have been notified."
Kandahar provincial police spokesman Zia Durrani said the helicopter went down in the Takhta Pul district, about 30 miles from the Pakistan border.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known but it was not believed to have involved any enemy action.
If the victims were confirmed to be British, it would be the worst UK air crash in Afghanistan since September 2006, when a Nimrod surveillance aircraft exploded in mid-air while supporting Nato ground operations near Kandahar.
All 14 servicemen on board that aircraft were killed.
Saturday's incident was the bloodiest day for international troops in Afghanistan this year.
It brings the number of foreign troops killed in the war-hit country in April to seven. A total of 23 have died in 2014.
Nato is preparing to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan at the end of this year, 13 years after the US-led invasion to topple the Taliban for sheltering al Qaeda leaders.
Concerned family members of military service personnel can contact the MoD on 08457 800 900.
