Nato official: British killed in Afghan shooting

A Nato official says the two service members shot dead in southern Afghanistan today by a man in an Afghan uniform were British soldiers.

A Nato official says the two service members shot dead in southern Afghanistan on Monday by a man in an Afghan uniform were British soldiers.

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The official spoke anonymously because the information had not yet been formally announced.

Officials have said the two international service members were killed when a man in an Afghan army uniform turned his weapon on international troops at a base in southern Afghanistan. The gunman was shot and killed.