UK troops missing in Afghanistan presumed dead

March 07, 2012 17:16

Six British soldiers are missing and are believed to have been killed in Afghanistan, the ministry of defence said on Wednesday, taking the British death toll in the country to over 400.

"I have the tragic duty to report that six soldiers are missing, believed killed, during a security patrol," said British spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Mackenzie.

The ministry said an explosion had hit the soldiers' armoured vehicle on Tuesday while they were on patrol in Helmand Province, the restive southern area where most British troops are based.

The servicemen's families have been informed, the ministry added.

British Prime Minister David Cameron described it as a "desperately sad day for our country".

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