NATO jets bomb fuel tankers; Afghans say 70 killed

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KUNDUZ, Afghanistan – An American jetfighter blasted two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan on Friday, setting off an explosion that Afghan officials said killed more than 70 people, including insurgents and some civilians who had rushed to the scene to collect fuel.

Germany, which called in the 2:30 a.m. airstrike, said 50 fighters were killed and that no civilians were in the area at the time. Later, however, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen acknowledged some civilians may have died, and both the U.S.-led coalition and the Afghan government announced investigations.