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Tieng Anh Vui
An inquest is set to begin into the deaths of six British soldiers killed in a bomb blast in Afghanistan.
The men had been on patrol in a Warrior armoured vehicle when it was caught in an explosion in Kandahar province in March last year.
The attack, which was claimed by the Taliban, remains the biggest single loss of life for UK forces in Afghanistan since 2001.
The inquest begins on Wednesday at Oxford Coroner's Court.
Sgt Nigel Coupe, 33, of 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, was killed alongside Cpl Jake Hartley, 20, Pte Anthony Frampton, 20, Pte Christopher Kershaw, 19, Pte Daniel Wade, 20, and Pte Daniel Wilford, 21, all of 3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Fierce blaze
The six soldiers, four of them from West Yorkshire, died in an explosion so powerful it turned their vehicle upside down and blew off its gun turret.
Ammunition on board the Warrior ignited, causing a fierce fire that burned for many hours and severely hampered rescuers.
The tragedy was the deadliest single enemy attack since four people were killed in an RAF Nimrod crash in September 2006.
The inquest, which is expected to last two days, comes after the Ministry of Defence announced the death of the 445th UK service member - expected to be named on Wednesday - to have lost their life since operations in Afghanistan began in October 2001.
The "fantastic" soldier, from 14 Signals Regiment (Electronic Warfare), attached to the Task Force Helmand Brigade Reconnaissance Force, was killed in enemy fire on Tuesday while on patrol in Helmand Province, the MoD said.
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