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Queen salutes war dead

Queen Elizabeth II led Britain's annual ceremony for the country's war dead yesterday, honoring them with a moment of silence as the military reported the 200th British soldier killed in combat in Afghanistan.

As Big Ben chimed 11 am, the queen joined thousands of troops, veterans and civilians in the traditional two-minute silence on Remembrance Sunday. The silence was broken by a single artillery blast and the sound of the Royal Marine buglers playing the Last Post.