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marmar

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Sun May 13, 2012, 06:31 PM May 2012

The Afghanistan mess continues its messiness


from the Independent UK:



Two British servicemen have been shot dead by Afghan police in Helmand province in a suspected 'green on blue' attack, the Ministry of Defence said today.

The soldiers, one from the 1st Battalion Welsh guards and the other a Royal Air Force airman, were killed in the Lashkar Gah district yesterday.

Next of kin have been informed.

A spokesman from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) today claimed the attack was carried out by two individuals wearing Afghan national police force uniforms. ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/british-servicemen-killed-by-afghan-police-in-suspected-green-on-blue-attack-7743186.html



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