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丫的之前还高调地和皇协军一齐巡逻。。。
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据英国《每日电讯报》7月2日报道,英国军事指挥官鲁珀特-索尼洛在阿富汗被路边炸弹炸死,这是英军近30年以来阵亡的职位最高军事官员。威尔士亲王写信表示哀悼。报道称,索尼洛上校违反规定乘坐防护能力较低的装甲车外出。这也许是塔利班组织针对索尼洛上校的一次特别袭击活动。英国军方以就此事展开调查。4 R: X( C6 O9 x) B" ]
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# S3 {$ x7 [* W8 xLONDON, England (CNN) -- The commander of a British regiment has become the country's highest-ranking soldier to be killed in action since 1982's Falklands War after he was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.
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Lt. Col. Rupert Thorneloe, 40, was killed along with trooper Joshua Hammond, 18, Wednesday as they were traveling along a canal in Lashkar Gah, in Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province, the British Ministry of Defense said.
4 {1 h4 @* e: H' B' X# K+ _Thorneloe, a commanding officer who oversaw more than 1,000 men, had left the battle group headquarters on the resupply convoy so he could visit his men, because they were conducting a major operation in hostile territory, the ministry said.
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Britain's Prince Charles knew Thorneloe and said he was "completely mortified" to learn of his death. Charles is the regimental colonel of the Welsh Guards, where Thorneloe served. |
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