Five Australian Troops Die On Worst Day In Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Five Australian troops have been killed in two separate incidents in Afghanistan, in the country’s worst day of combat losses since the Vietnam War.
An Afghan army soldier shot dead three Australians and wounded two more at a patrol base in southern Afghanistan.
Hours later, two Australian soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in Helmand province.
Julia Gillard, prime minister, said that in the wake of the deaths she would cut short a trip to the Cook Islands for a forum of Pacific nation leaders.
"In a war of so many losses, this is our single worst day in Afghanistan," she said.
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