LONDON, Rajab 6, 1433, May 27, 2012, SPA - Britain's Ministry of Defence says a British soldier has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan. The ministry said in a statement Sunday that the soldier was from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh, according to a report of the Associated Press. Task Force Helmand spokesman Major Ian Lawrence said the soldier was killed Saturday when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in the Nahr-e Saraj District of Helmand province. --SPA 13:33 LOCAL TIME 10:33 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1002208