LONDON, June 18, SPA -- Four British soldiers were killed in anexplosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defensesaid Wednesday. The soldiers were participating in an operation east ofLashkar Gah in Helmand province when they were caught inthe blast on Tuesday, the ministry said. The Press Association news agency reported that one ofdead was a woman assigned to the Intelligence Corps. Itwould be the first death of a British woman in combat inAfghanistan. A fifth soldier wounded in the incident was reported instable condition.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/566241