6 British troops killed in action in Helmand

The British Ministry of Defence has announced that six British soldiers were killed in action, after their Warrior armoured vehicle was caught in an explosion on Tuesday 6th March.

The soldiers, five from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment and one from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, were on a mounted patrol at the time.

Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Mackenzie, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said:

"I have the tragic duty to report that six soldiers are missing, believed killed, during a security patrol. The six soldiers, five from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment and one from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, were on patrol in a Warrior armoured fighting vehicle when it was caught in an explosion in the Task Force Helmand Area of Operations."

Update: The six soldiers have been named by the Ministry of Defence