Six British Soldiers Missing, Feared Dead, After Attack On Armoured Vehicle - the Biggest Single Loss Of Troops In Action In Afghanistan -- Daily Mail
* Group had only started their tour a week ago and were on a mounted patrol in the Helmand Province when vehicle was struck
* 'Desperately sad day for our country' says David Cameron
* More than 400 British service personnel will have died in Afghanistan since the war began if missing troops are confirmed to have been killed
* Five soldiers from 3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment and one from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment feared dead
* It was either hit by an improvised explosive device or even possibly an anti-tank mine left by Russian soldiers decades ago
* It is understood the vehicle caught fire and ammunition on board exploded causing a huge blaze
* Terrible weather conditions are hampering rescue teams from reaching the soldiers
Six soldiers are believed to have been killed after an armoured vehicle was caught in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said today.
If the soldiers, who only started their tour of the country a week ago, are confirmed dead it will be the single biggest loss of British troops in Afghanistan from enemy action since the war began in 2001.
It will also take the total number of deaths of British service personnel in the war-torn country to more than 400.
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