Five Afghans killed in air strike, elder says

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Five Afghans killed in air strike, elder says
12 Mar 2007 10:15:46 GMT

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, March 12 (Reuters) - Western forces killed five Afghan civilians in an air strike in the southern province of Helmand, a tribal elder said on Monday.

The elder, Meera Jan, said civilian houses were hit in the attack. As well as the five people killed, four were wounded, he said.

A spokeswoman for NATO troops in Afghanistan said an air strike had been carried out in the Gereshk district of Helmand province late on Sunday but NATO forces were not involved.

A spokesman for a separate U.S.-led force said he had no information about any air strike.

more:http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL288961.htm

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070312/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan

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