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NATO Rocket Attack Kills Nine Afghan Civilians Including Children
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Nov 05, 2009 14:04 PST
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghanistan-civilians6-2009nov06,0,5520105.story
Associated Press
November 5, 2009
NATO rocket strike allegedly kills 9 Afghan civilians
NATO says it targeted insurgents planting a bomb in Helmand province; residents say the victims were working in cornfields and included 3 children. Elsewhere, a U.S. service member is killed
By Alexandra Zavis and Karim Sharifi
Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan: North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces said today they were investigating reports that nine civilians were killed in a rocket strike aimed at insurgents in the volatile southern Afghan province of Helmand.
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Dozens of angry villagers carried the bodies today through the streets of the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah, before they were dispersed by police firing guns in the air, witnesses said.
In the east, a U.S. service member was killed when insurgents attacked a patrol Wednesday afternoon, military officials said. They provided no further details.
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Residents...said the victims were civilians working in cornfields and included three children.
"I saw the bodies. They were civilians," said Hafizullah, an elder of the community. Like many Afghans, he uses only one same.
He said the villagers had wanted to bring the bodies to the provincial governor's office but were blocked by police.
Such incidents have fueled rising anger against international forces.
"I'm sure if the situation continues like this, one day everyone will declare holy war against the infidels," said Anwar Khan, who heads the Helmand provincial council, raising the specter of Afghans turning against the U.S.-led coalition.
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