: An Afghan policeman has shot dead five British Soldiers at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, the defence ministry in London said today. The men, three from the Grenadier Guards and two from the Royal Military Police, were killed at a police checkpoint at a Military compound in Helmand Province yesterday. "An Afghan national policeman from the checkpoint started firing without warning before anyone could really respond," a defence ministry spokesman said. "Every effort is being put into... Read full story at The Irish Times