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Five British service members were killed on Saturday when their helicopter crashed in a mountainous area of southern Afghanistan, according to a BBC report.

The aircraft crashed near Kandahar air base and was carrying four soldiers and one airman.

In claims rejected by British defence officials, a spokesman for the Taliban said its fighters had shot the aircraft down.

While details of the exact cause of the crash remain scarce, pending a preliminary investigation, the defence officials suggested the helicopter crashed due to a technical failure.

The British-made helicopter was a Westland Lynx MK 9, an aircraft typically used for reconnaissance, evacuating casualties and the movement of troops.

The incident represents the third biggest loss of British life at one time in Afghanistan since the invasion in 2001.

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