Monday 25 July 2011

Apache Helicopter Attack - Five Afghan Children Injured

Five Afghan children were injured in a strike carried out by a British Apache attack helicopter, the Ministry of Defence has said.
They were working in a field in the Nahr-e-Saraj area of Helmand Province on Saturday as UK forces targeted an 'insurgent riding a motorcycle' nearby.
They were taken to Camp Bastion, the main British base in Helmand, for treatment.
The Nato-led military coalition in Afghanistan, known as the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf), has prioritised the reduction of civilian casualties.
An MoD spokeswoman said: "Any incident involving civilian casualties is a matter of deep regret and we take every possible measure to avoid such incidents.
"A shooting incident review is now under way and UK officials in Afghanistan are keeping the provincial governor abreast of the results of the investigation."

That's the last we'll hear this then. Standard NATO/ISAF claptrap.

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