Taliban claim responsibility for killing five British troops in Afghanistan

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Wednesday, 4 November 2009 (on November 4, 2009)

Five soldiers were killed and six injured when a 'rogue' Afghan policeman opened fire at a checkpoint in Helmand provinceThe Taliban have claimed responsibility for a gun attack that killed five..

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