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Senior Aircraftman Graham Livingstone of the Royal Air Force Regiment and Senior Aircraftman Gary Thompson of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment died when the vehicle they were travelling in hit the device close to Kandahar Airfield.

SAC Livingstone was 23-years-old and from Strathclyde, Scotland, while SAC Thompson was a 52-year-old father-of-five who worked as a managing director in Nottingham in civilian life.

The pair were taking part in a security patrol as part of Support Weapons Flight of 3 Squadron RAF Regiment.

Two others were also injured when the General Purpose Land Rover they were travelling in struck a roadside device in Daman District.

They were taken to the field hospital inside the base but the two Senior Aircraftmen died from their injuries.

The two other servicemen caught up in the blast suffered less serious injuries and one has already returned to duty, the MoD said.

Defence Secretary Des Browne said he was "greatly saddened" by the loss of the two men.

"They were both extremely well-liked and popular airmen and will be sorely missed by all who knew them," he said.

"My thoughts and prayers are with their family and friends at what must be the most difficult of times."