An Afghan policeman opened fire on British soldiers in the southern province of Helmand, killing five, British and Afghan authorities said Wednesday, The Associated Press reported. The incident came almost exactly a month after an Afghan policeman on patrol with U.S. soldiers opened fire on the Americans, killing two before fleeing. The five British soldiers were killed in Helmand"s Nad-e-Ali district on Tuesday afternoon, Britain"s defense ministry said, bringing the total number of British forces personnel who have died in Afghanistan to 229. Britain has 9,000 troops in the country.
