Now five KIA

Another two diggers killed giving us a total load of five for the day. The first three, from a Brisbane based unit (6 RAR?) were shot down while relaxing in base at the end of the day by a man dressed in the Afghanistan Army uniform.

Three soldiers from the 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment were killed at a forward patrol base in Oruzgan province yesterday by a rogue Afghan soldier who fled the scene. A hunt is underway for the gunman, who opened fire on the Diggers from close range.

The report has it wrong. They are not from 3RAR. Later in the report it states;

The first soldier was a 40-year-old Lance Corporal posted to the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment Queensland Mounted Infantry. He was on his second tour to Afghanistan and had previously deployed to Iraq.
The second soldier was a 23-year-old Private posted to the 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment.

The third soldier was a 21-year-old Sapper posted to the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment.

All three soldiers were based at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane.

The second two, listed as special forces, were killed when the chopper they were riding in crashed on landing.

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