Reply #24: Afghans Riot After Deadly U.S. Truck Accident [View All]

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A deadly traffic accident Monday involving U.S. troops sparked the worst rioting in the Afghan capital since the fall of the Taliban regime, with hundreds of protesters looting shops and shouting "Death to America!" At least eight people were killed and 107 injured, an official said.

Hundreds of Afghan army troops and NATO peacekeepers in tanks were deployed around the city, as chanting protesters marched on the presidential palace and rioters smashed police guard boxes, set fire to police cars and ransacked buildings, including the compound of aid group CARE International.

Computers were set on fire and smoke billowed from the buildings, according to an Associated Press reporter. The AP reporter saw several demonstrators pull a man who appeared to be a Westerner from a civilian vehicle and beat him.

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