Sept 11 (Reuters) - A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, Britain's Defence Ministry said on Thursday. The unidentified soldier, from the Royal Logistic Corps, was on a routine patrol near Musa Qala in Helmand province on Wednesday when he was caught in the blast. Here are figures for foreign military deaths as a result of violence or accidents in Afghanistan since the Taliban government was toppled in 2001: NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES: Britain 118 Canada 97 Denmark 17** France 24* Germany 28 Spain 23 Netherlands 17 United States 586 Other nations 53 TOTAL: 963 NOTES: * Figures supplied by French Military. ** Figures supplied by Danish Central Command, includes 1 suicide. Sources: Reuters/icasualties (www.icasualties.org/oef), compiled from official figures. (Writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit)
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