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KABUL, Afghanistan - An ISAF convoy was returning to base camp after clearing a roadside improvised explosive device in Khowst province, eastern Afghanistan, yesterday evening when a vehicle travelling from the opposite direction approached the lead truck in the convoy. The convoy attempted to flag the vehicle down, and flashed its lights.
The driver of the unidentified vehicle responded by turning off the vehicle's headlights and accelerating toward the convoy. ISAF personnel then fired warning shots, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. Several rounds were fired in an attempt to disable the vehicle, and finally shots were fired into the vehicle itself.
The ISAF patrol provided immediate medical assistance to the vehicle's occupants, but all four died of wounds at the scene. Afghan security forces were immediately called to secure the site.
After the incident, two of the deceased Afghan men were identified as known insurgents.
ISAF and ANSF have begun a joint assessment to review the factors leading to this incident.
| Date Taken: | 04.20.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 04.20.2010 02:55 |
| Story ID: | 48383 |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
| Web Views: | 302 |
| Downloads: | 293 |
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