Two Royal Marines have been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.

The marines, from 42 Commando Royal Marines, died on patrol when a roadside bomb exploded in Helmand province on Friday, taking the number of British service personnel killed since the start of hostilities to 368.

The blast was followed by three separate deadly attacks at locations around the country on Saturday, on what was a grim day for coalition forces.

The biggest loss of life came when a suicide bomber dressed in police uniform walked into a high-level meeting inside a governor’s compound in northern Afghanistan and killed six people, two German and four Afghan.
Two Royal Marines killed in Helmand, Afghanistan - Telegraph