Reply #7: Death toll of NATO casualties at shootout in Kabul airport rises to 9 [View All]

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KABUL, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Death toll of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) at shootout in Kabul airport on Wednesday reached nine, a statement of the military alliance released here said.

"Eight International Security Assistance Force service members and one ISAF civilian died following a shooting incident here today," the statement confirmed.

However, it did not identify the nationalities of the victims, saying it is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities.

In the previous statement the alliance put the number of casualties suffered at the incident which happened at Afghan Air Corps at 11:00 a.m. local time just six soldiers.

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