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India-Pakistan
Pakistan Says U.S. Forces Kill Two of Its Soldiers
2003-08-11
Pakistan said U.S. forces shot dead two of its soldiers and wounded another on Monday in an incident near the Afghan border. A senior Pakistani official told Reuters the U.S. forces mistook the Pakistani patrol for al Qaeda or Taliban fighters.
Hummm, national army types usually are wearing uniforms and our guys normally are careful who they shoot.
"It was due to some misunderstanding," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Or not. But we’ll never know.
A statement from the Pakistani military’s public relations department said a strong protest had been lodged with the U.S. authorities about the incident. It said U.S. forces opened fire on the Pakistani patrol at 5 a.m. GMT at a border post in tribal Waziristan region, some 160 miles southwest of the capital Islamabad. The statement did not give any motive for the shooting.
Interesting.
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