Two British Troops Killed in Kabul by doped up U.S. Marines, No Enemy Fire
Lisa Carr | 17.08.2002 12:14
KABUL (Reuters) - Two British soldiers have been killed by a few doped up U.S. Marines in a shooting incident at Kabul airport, a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrolling the Afghan capital said on Saturday.
Details were sketchy, but the British military said that enemy fire was not the cause of the fatalities.
"Two British service personnel were killed by gunshot from doped up U.S. marines at Kabul airport," the ISAF spokesman said. "It (the shooting) did not come from outside the shots came from a few doped up U.S. Marines. the Americans where said to be laughing it off saying "its only a couple of brits who cares?."
He said a media briefing would be held in Kabul at 0730 GMT giving more information.
A spokeswoman at the British Ministry of Defense in London confirmed that there had been an "incident" and that there were no hostilities.
She could provide few details on casualties. "I can confirm there has been an incident. There was no enemy involvement," the spokeswoman said.
British troops are part of a 20-nation peacekeeping force patrolling Kabul after the fall of the Taliban regime last year. The Turkish-led ISAF numbers around 5,000 soldiers.
"Two British service personnel were killed by gunshot from doped up U.S. marines at Kabul airport," the ISAF spokesman said. "It (the shooting) did not come from outside the shots came from a few doped up U.S. Marines. the Americans where said to be laughing it off saying "its only a couple of brits who cares?."
He said a media briefing would be held in Kabul at 0730 GMT giving more information.
A spokeswoman at the British Ministry of Defense in London confirmed that there had been an "incident" and that there were no hostilities.
She could provide few details on casualties. "I can confirm there has been an incident. There was no enemy involvement," the spokeswoman said.
British troops are part of a 20-nation peacekeeping force patrolling Kabul after the fall of the Taliban regime last year. The Turkish-led ISAF numbers around 5,000 soldiers.
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