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Page last updated at 16:39 GMT, Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Fallen soldiers returned to UK

The bodies of six UK soldiers - five of whom were shot by a "rogue" Afghan policeman - have passed through the streets of Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire.

Guardsman Jimmy Major, Warrant Officer Darren Chant, Sgt Matthew Telford, Cpl Steven Boote and Cpl Nicholas Webster-Smith died in last Tuesday's incident.

The coffins arrived at nearby RAF Lyneham, along with that of Sgt Phillip Scott, who died in a blast on Thursday. Hundreds of people lined the streets to pay silent respects.

Jon Kay reports.

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