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BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (CNN) -- At least 20 people were killed and more than 60 injured in Afghanistan when a U.S. plane dropped a bomb on a wedding party as attendees fired into the air in celebration, an Afghan defense spokesman said Monday.
Details are sketchy at best, but it doesn't make us look too good. I hope when the details are in it looks better. http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapc...ing/index.html Mark |
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This is the 2nd incident of Americans (it was americans right?) dropping bombs accidently.
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I heard the same thing earlier, but there might very well be a chance that this is a publicity stunt by the Afghanis. Who knows. I'll wait for an official statement. If would be horrible if it actually did happen.
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Well you know the part where they say "Does anyone object to this union" blah blah. I'm assuming the pilot objected, although he might have over-reacted. He could have found a new bargirl I would think
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Yeah, but isn't that a retarded tradition, shooting in the air with kalashnikov's at a wedding ? Who the hell goes to a wedding with a machinegun ? If i was that pilot i'd probably dropped a couple of eggs on them as well !
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There are conflicting accounts flying about, including info about 2 separate incidents that may have become mixed.
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Here is the story from:
The Associated Press Monday, July 1, 2002 (07-01) 09:38 PDT KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. helicopter gunships and jets attacked a house Monday while a wedding was under way, killing and injuring scores, witnesses and hospital officials said. The attack occurred in the village of Kakarak in Uruzgan province, where special forces and other coalition troops are searching for al-Qaida and Taliban fugitives. A Pentagon spokesman said a coalition air reconnaissance patrol that was flying over Uruzgan province Sunday night reported coming under anti-aircraft artillery fire. Other coalition aircraft opened fire on the target and at least one bomb went astray. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said it was not immediately clear where the errant bomb hit. He said the Pentagon was aware of reports from Afghanistan of civilian casualties in Uruzgan province but it was unclear whether they were caused by the errant U.S. bomb or by falling anti-aircraft artillery. The official had no other details, including the kind of U.S. aircraft that launched the errant bomb. One survivor, Abdul Qayyum, told reporters at the Mir Wais Hospital in Kandahar that the attack began about 2 a.m. and continued until 4 a.m., after which U.S. special forces ground troops were in the area. "The Americans came and asked me 'who fired on the helicopters', and I said 'I don't know' and one of the soldiers wanted to tie my hands but someone said he is an old man and out of the respect they didn't," he said. Hospital officials said a number of wounded were being brought to Kandahar. Most of the dead and injured were women and children, they said. "We have many children who are injured and who have no family," nurse Mohammed Nadir said. "Their families are gone. The villagers brought these children and they have no parents. Everyone says that their parents are dead." Another nurse, Sher Mohammed, said he heard that scores were dead and injured. Source - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...228EDT0566.DTL Mark |
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