
ISAF aircraft illegally entered Pakistani airspace to target 'insurgents' in firing position along the border area, it said, adding, 'The aircraft received what the crews assessed as effective small arms fire from individuals just across the border in Pakistan.'
'Operating in self defense, the ISAF aircraft entered into Pakistani airspace killing several armed individuals,' it said. Pakistani officials working to investigate the incident said 'ISAF have conveyed their condolences to the Pakistani military and the families of those who were killed or injured.' Pakistani authorities confirmed that three of its soldiers were killed in the attack. The assault prompted Islamabad to close the supply route through its territory for NATO troops fighting in Afghanistan.
Tankers and trucks transporting oil and other crucial supplies were halted at the Torkham border crossing in the mountainous tribal district of Khyber, officials in Pakistan said. Meanwhile the west-facing NATO statements are saying this is 'self-defence'. The usual western mouthpieces in the media are continuing to report this as if it was fact.
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