Two Royal Marines Killed on Sunday 30th March

Two Royal Marines have been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The soldiers, serving with 40 Commando Royal Marines, were conducting a patrol near Kajaki, in Helmand Province, shortly before 5pm local time when their vehicle was caught in an explosion yesterday.

Medical treatment was provided before both soldiers were taken to the field hospital at Camp Bastion but, despite the best efforts of the medical team, both soldiers died as a result of their wounds.