Dec 17 (Reuters) - A British solder was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday after being shot during fighting in Helmand province, Britain's Ministry of Defence said in a statement. There have been more than 130 British fatalities since the conflict began in late 2001 when Britain joined the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan. Here are figures for foreign military deaths as a result of violence or accidents in Afghanistan since 2001: NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES: Britain 134 Canada 103 Denmark 19** France 24* Germany 30 Spain 25 Netherlands 17 United States 628 Other nations 55 TOTAL: 1,035 NOTES: ** Figures supplied by Danish Central Command, includes one suicide. * Figures supplied by French military. Sources: Reuters/icasualties (www.icasualties.org/oef), compiled from official figures. (Writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit)
French police secure the area outside a central Paris department store after explosives were discovered December 16, 2008. Explosives were found in the central Paris store following a tip off from ...
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