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Armed Forces Minister Meets Troops Deploying to Sierra Leone
Armed Forces Minister Mark Francois has been visiting the latest British troops to join the fight against Ebola.
11th Infantry Brigade are preparing to leave their base in Aldershot to deploy to Sierra Leone this weekend, where they will join hundreds of UK military personnel already based there.
More than 8,000 people have died from the disease in six countries across West Africa since the outbreak was first reported last March.
Simon Newton reports from Aldershot.
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