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Eight soldiers' bodies flown home

The bodies of eight British soldiers killed in Afghanistan in a single 24-hour period will be flown back to Britain later.

Thousands are expected to line the streets of Wootton Bassett, near RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire, to pay their respects.

Jane Hadden reports.

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