Two US Marines were killed on Saturday in an attack that targeted the military post in southern Afghanistan where British Prince Harry is based.

Two US Marines were killed on Saturday in an attack that targeted the military post in southern Afghanistan where British Prince Harry is based.

Master Sergeant Bob Barko of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said that the attack involved small arms and mortar or rocket fire and started around midnight local time (1930 GMT Friday).

Barko added some troops had also been wounded in the attack but could not give precise numbers or nationalities. He said that the British prince was “not in any danger".
Another ISAF spokesman said the assault was over but details including the number of attackers and whether they managed to penetrate the British base were not immediately clear.

A defense official in Washington said the two dead were US Marines, speaking on condition of anonymity.
A separate ISAF statement sent to AFP said that buildings and aircraft at the base had been damaged, without elaborating.

Prince Harry has been deployed at the base as a military helicopter pilot. Taliban insurgents have vowed to kill him, saying earlier this week they had a "high-value plan" to attack the third in line to the British throne.