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The lives of hundreds of British troops serving in southern Afghanistan are being put at risk by delays to a new fleet of sophisticated armoured vehicles, it can be revealed. By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent The delays mean that more British troops in Helmand will continue to use vehicles such as the Viking, the troop carrier in which Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe was killed Photo: MOD Up to 50 Mastiff armoured patrol vehicles, which have been designed to withstand the blast from the most powerful mines and roadside bombs, will arrive several months late in Helmand, according to the Ministry of Defence. The delays mean that more British troops in Helmand will continue to use vehicles which afford less protection, such as the Viking, the troop carrier in which Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, the Commanding... [read full story]
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