British fire killed Danes in Afghanistan - army

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

British fire killed Danes in Afghanistan - army
18 Dec 2007 16:15:10 GMT

COPENHAGEN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Two Danish soldiers
killed in Afghanistan while fighting Taliban insurgents
were victims of friendly fire from a British unit, the
Danish Army Central Command said on Tuesday.

The army said its investigation showed that the two
soldiers were killed on Sept. 26 by a Javelin anti-tank
missile fired by British soldiers in Helmand province,
southern Afghanistan.

"My thoughts go first and foremost to their relatives,
who so tragically lost their loved ones," said Major
General Poul Kiaerskou, head of the Army Central
Command, in a statement.

"My thoughts go also to our British allies, who now
have to live with the knowledge that two Danish
colleagues were accidentally killed by British fire.
That's a situation no soldier wants to find
himself in."

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[Henny Penny]

1. I wonder why this isn't on the front page of the bbc.... ?

?

"My thoughts go also to our British allies, who now
have to live with the knowledge that two Danish
colleagues were accidentally killed by British fire...."

but at least the British public may be spared the knowledge.