Mine kills 3 British soldiers

SARAJEVO - Three British soldiers were presumed killed yesterday when their armoured vehicle hit a mine in central Bosnia, a …

SARAJEVO - Three British soldiers were presumed killed yesterday when their armoured vehicle hit a mine in central Bosnia, a British officer with the Nato led peace Implementation Force (Ifor) said.

The vehicle was on patrol with its three man crew in the so called "anvil region" in central Bosnia Herzegovina which is to be handed back to Serbs as part of the Dayton peace accord.

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