via Fox News....
Just fucking wow.
UPDATE:
THINK DEFENSE Blog sent this link indicating that the victims of this terrorist attack were Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Our sympanthy to the Regiment, the Soldiers families and the British people.
A man believed to be a local Afghan police officer shot and killed two NATO troops on Saturday, the coalition said in a statement.Wow.
The "insider" attack on the two soldiers occurred in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, Fox News confirmed. NATO reported that another service member returned fire, killing the gunman.
The shooting Saturday came a day after insurgents in the same region stormed a sprawling British base, killing two U.S. Marines and wounding several other international troops in an attack inspired by an anti-Islam film produced in the United States and the presence on the compound of a high-profile target, Britain's Prince Harry.
NATO would not say if the gunman was a bonafide Afghan policeman or an insurgent who infiltrated the force.
Just fucking wow.
UPDATE:
THINK DEFENSE Blog sent this link indicating that the victims of this terrorist attack were Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Our sympanthy to the Regiment, the Soldiers families and the British people.
Sol
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Sol,
ReplyDeleteNot forgetting that a day earlier another soldier (1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards) in the same district, was killed by an IED.
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/ASoldierFrom1stBattalionGrenadierGuardsKilledInAfghanistan.htm
So in the space of about 48hrs taliban have killed 5 US/UK personnel and wounded several others. Can’t think anything else to say but S***!!
well said. this is beyond fucked up.
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