UK troops killed in air accident

It's thought an aircraft crash which killed 14 British troops in Afghanistan was an accident. Experts believe it was not caused by fighting.

Twelve RAF workers, a marine and a soldier were travelling on the aircraft - thought to be an RAF Nimrod MR2 plane - when it went down on Saturday.

A government spokesman said: "All indications are that this was a terrible accident."

A total of 36 British troops have now died in Afghanistan since 2001.

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A total of 5,000 British troops are currently on duty in the country.

They are part of an international force whose job it is to help the government and keep the peace.

The aircraft came down about 12 miles from the city of Kandahar, in the south of the country.