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At least nine killed in U.S. air strike on Afghan hospital
Source: Reuters
World | Sat Oct 3, 2015 9:40am EDT
At least nine killed in U.S. air strike on Afghan hospital
KABUL | BY HAMID SHALIZI AND ANDREW MACASKILL
A U.S. air strike hit a hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres in the Afghan city of Kunduz on Saturday, killing at least nine people in what the U.S. military called possible "collateral damage" in the battle to oust Taliban insurgents. The bombing continued for 30 minutes after staff raised the alarm to U.S. and Afghan military officials, the aid group said.
At least 37 people were wounded and many are still missing after the bombing, which will renew concerns over the use of U.S. air power in the conflict in America's longest war. Former President Hamid Karzai fell out with his backers in Washington over the number of civilians killed by bombs.
U.S. forces launched an air strike at 2.15 a.m. (2145 GMT), the spokesman, Col. Brian Tribus, said in a statement.
"The strike may have resulted in collateral damage to a nearby medical facility," he added. "This incident is under investigation."
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At least nine killed in U.S. air strike on Afghan hospital
KABUL | BY HAMID SHALIZI AND ANDREW MACASKILL
A U.S. air strike hit a hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres in the Afghan city of Kunduz on Saturday, killing at least nine people in what the U.S. military called possible "collateral damage" in the battle to oust Taliban insurgents. The bombing continued for 30 minutes after staff raised the alarm to U.S. and Afghan military officials, the aid group said.
At least 37 people were wounded and many are still missing after the bombing, which will renew concerns over the use of U.S. air power in the conflict in America's longest war. Former President Hamid Karzai fell out with his backers in Washington over the number of civilians killed by bombs.
U.S. forces launched an air strike at 2.15 a.m. (2145 GMT), the spokesman, Col. Brian Tribus, said in a statement.
"The strike may have resulted in collateral damage to a nearby medical facility," he added. "This incident is under investigation."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/03/us-afghanistan-attack-idUSKCN0RW0HC20151003
