LONDON, Rajab 2, 1432, Jun 4, 2011, SPA - Officials say a British soldier has been killed while on security patrol in Afghanistan. British officials say he was killed when insurgents opened fire with rifles and rocket-propelled grenades in the Lashkar Gah District of Helmand Province. Officials said Saturday the soldier was from The Highlanders, the 4th Battalion of The Royal Regiment of Scotland. He was killed on Friday while on a joint patrol with the Afghan National Police, the Associated Press reported. --SPA 15:10 LOCAL TIME 12:10 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/899545