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Five Nato troops killed in Afghanistan blast

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Thursday 11 August 2011 10:22 BST
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Five Nato service members have been killed in a roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan.

In a statement, the coalition said the five died today, but disclosed no other details about the deaths.

The deaths raise to 51 the number of foreign service members killed so far this month in Afghanistan.

So far this year, at least 374 international troops have died in the war.

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