Two Marines Dead After Attack On Afghanistan Base

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Two Marines were killed when militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades breached the perimiter of a U.S. base in Afghanistan, according to Fox News:

Army Maj. Martyn Crighton, a spokesman at International Security Assistance Force’s Joint Command, said the attack on Camp Bastion/ Camp Leatherneck may still be ongoing. There are at least two fatalities and a number of wounded. The base took indirect and small arms fire, causing major damage to buildings, an aircraft hangar and several military jets.

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