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Three US troops wounded after Afghan soldier opens fire
Source: The Guardian and agencies
Three US troops wounded after Afghan soldier opens fire
• Afghan army spokesman calls shooting a ‘mistake’ that was not deliberate
• Shooter was shot dead at base in southern Helmand province
Staff and agencies
Sunday 19 March 2017 15.01 GMT
An Afghan soldier opened fire on Sunday inside a base in the southern Helmand province, wounding three US soldiers before being shot dead, an Afghan official said.
Colonel Mohammad Rasoul Zazai, an army spokesman, said the soldier had made a “mistake” and had not fired deliberately. A coalition-run Twitter account said an Afghan soldier shot and wounded three American soldiers, without providing further details.
Several US troops have been killed in Afghanistan in recent years in so-called insider attacks carried out by Afghan police or soldiers. In October, an Afghan man in a military uniform shot dead a US soldier and an American civilian contractor inside a military base in Kabul before being killed.
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• Afghan army spokesman calls shooting a ‘mistake’ that was not deliberate
• Shooter was shot dead at base in southern Helmand province
Staff and agencies
Sunday 19 March 2017 15.01 GMT
An Afghan soldier opened fire on Sunday inside a base in the southern Helmand province, wounding three US soldiers before being shot dead, an Afghan official said.
Colonel Mohammad Rasoul Zazai, an army spokesman, said the soldier had made a “mistake” and had not fired deliberately. A coalition-run Twitter account said an Afghan soldier shot and wounded three American soldiers, without providing further details.
Several US troops have been killed in Afghanistan in recent years in so-called insider attacks carried out by Afghan police or soldiers. In October, an Afghan man in a military uniform shot dead a US soldier and an American civilian contractor inside a military base in Kabul before being killed.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/19/three-us-troops-wounded-afghan-soldier