Thursday, June 07, 2012

Women, children among 17 Afghans dead in NATO wedding strike - report (PHOTOS) :: www.uruknet.info :: informazione dal medio oriente :: information from middle east :: [reg.de]

Women, children among 17 Afghans dead in NATO wedding strike - report (PHOTOS) :: www.uruknet.info :: informazione dal medio oriente :: information from middle east :: [reg.de]: A NATO airstrike in the eastern Afghan province of Logar has killed 17 people, including women and children, local officials report. A NATO spokesperson said a team had been deployed to investigate the claims of civilian casualties.

Afghan authorities say the pre-dawn attack aimed at militants in the area hit a wedding. An AP photographer at the scene reported seeing the bodies of five women, seven children and six men piled in vans. AFP news agency also released a photo with victims piled into the back of a vehicle.

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