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2009-10-03 13:26:28 UTC
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5921AO20091003
Afghan soldier shoots dead two American troops
Sat Oct 3, 2009 9:06am EDT
KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan soldier on guard at a joint base with
U.S. troops shot dead two American servicemen and wounded two others
as they slept, a provincial official said on Saturday.
Shahedullah Shahed, spokesman for the governor of Wardak province west
of Kabul, said the shooting took place after a combined team of Afghan
and U.S. forces had returned from a joint operation late on Friday.
"The Americans were in the middle of sleep when an Afghan soldier on
duty opened fire on them," Shahed said.
"We have no clue as to why he shot them."
A statement from NATO-led forces said two American soldiers died from
injuries suffered in a "hostile attack" in eastern Afghanistan on
Friday. A press officer for the Western troops said he could give no
further details of the incident.
Afghan soldier shoots dead two American troops
Sat Oct 3, 2009 9:06am EDT
KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan soldier on guard at a joint base with
U.S. troops shot dead two American servicemen and wounded two others
as they slept, a provincial official said on Saturday.
Shahedullah Shahed, spokesman for the governor of Wardak province west
of Kabul, said the shooting took place after a combined team of Afghan
and U.S. forces had returned from a joint operation late on Friday.
"The Americans were in the middle of sleep when an Afghan soldier on
duty opened fire on them," Shahed said.
"We have no clue as to why he shot them."
A statement from NATO-led forces said two American soldiers died from
injuries suffered in a "hostile attack" in eastern Afghanistan on
Friday. A press officer for the Western troops said he could give no
further details of the incident.