Soldiers shot in Afghanistan named

Oct 31 2012

Two British soldiers shot dead by a man wearing an Afghan police uniform have been named as Lieutenant Edward Drummond-Baxter and Lance Corporal Siddhanta Kunwar of 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles.

Lt Drummond-Baxter, who lived in County Durham, was on his first deployment to Afghanistan.

L/Cpl Kunwar, 28, from Pokhara, Nepal, and Lt Drummond-Baxter were attached to 40 Commando Royal Marines and were attending a meeting with Afghan uniformed policemen at Check Point Prrang in Nahr-e Saraj when one of the men opened fire, the Ministry of Defence said.

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