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Five Afghan children have been injured, some seriously, by cannon fire from a British Apache helicopter, according to UK defence officials.
It is believed they were hit by stray bullets during an intended attack on an insurgent as they worked in a field in the Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand province, on Saturday. The children were taken to Camp Bastion, the main British base in Helmand, for treatment, the Ministry of Defence said.