Reply #23: According to AFP photographer, US troops fired on the crowd

[IndianaGreen]

Violent protests rock Afghan capital

Monday 29 May 2006, 17:44 Makka Time, 14:44 GMT

At least four people have died in riots in Kabul after US and Afghan forces fired on civilians protesting against a fatal car accident involving US soldiers, witnesses say.

Aljazeera's correspondent in the capital described the situation as out of control, with gunfire heard in many areas and with government buildings closed.

An AFP photographer at the scene of the accident on Monday morning said US troops opened fire and killed at least four people. He said two men were shot dead next to him, and two other bodies were found after the burst of gunfire. Several were wounded.

Later in the day, protesters marched to the palace housing Hamid Karzai, the US-backed Afghan president, setting fire to police cars and shouting: "Death to America

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B9E0FAF2-B4D3-4A69-93FA-749FAC6CC520.htm