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2007-07-10 Afghanistan

Shooting at Afghan army base kills four soldiers

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Posted by Fred 2007-07-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
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KABUL (Reuters) - A soldier from the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan died of gunshot wounds he received when a suspected Taliban insurgent who had infiltrated Afghan army ranks opened fire on troops at a base in the west of the country.

The U.S. military said on Tuesday the soldier died late on Monday after the incident at the Afghan army base in the western city of Herat earlier in the day.

The U.S. military statement did not give the nationality of the dead man, but local government officials said on Monday two U.S. soldiers were wounded in the attack. Four Afghan soldiers were killed immediately and 10 more wounded in the incident, the officials said.

They said one man was detained and suspected of having links with Taliban insurgents. Other Afghan officials said the incident was due to a personal dispute.The U.S. military said an investigation into the incident was underway.

Posted by tu3031 2007-07-10 09:23|| 2007-07-10 09:23|| Front Page Top

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