Afghans demand trial of NATO soldier over shooting

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Afghans demand trial of NATO soldier over shooting
Tue Jul 3, 2007 5:25AM EDT

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - NATO should put on
trial a soldier who fired at civilians, resulting in the
deaths of two and wounding of four in Afghanistan's
southern Kandahar city, a senior provincial official said
on Tuesday.

NATO on Monday said one of its soldiers in a convoy fired
at an Afghan motorcyclist who approached the vehicles
"in a threatening manner," wounding him.

It said there were no other casualties from the incident,
which coincides with the rising violence in recent months
in which Taliban have used motorbikes for carrying out
suicide attacks against foreign and Afghan forces.

But Kandahar's governor, Assadullah Khalid, said two
civilians were killed and four wounded in the firing and
the soldier involved should be tried.

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