Elephant kills U.K. soldier on anti-poaching duty

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A British soldier has been killed by an elephant while on anti-poaching operations in Malawi.Britain's Ministry of Defense said Guardsman Mathew Talbot of the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards was on patrol in Liwonde National Park when he was killed Sunday.His commanding officer, Lt. Col. Ed Launders, said today that the 22-year-old soldier "was hugely proud of his work as a counter-poaching operator, and tragically died doing great good."About B0 British soldiers are in the southern African country to help train rangers tasked with protecting endangered wildlife.