Three British soldiers were killed by a bomb dropped by a U.S. warplane in southern Afghanistan, Britain's Ministry of Defence said Friday.
The soldiers, all members of 1st Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment, were killed around 6:30 p.m. local time Thursday after being attacked by insurgents while on patrol in Helmand province, the ministry said in a release.
"During the intense engagement that ensued, close air support was called in from two US F-15 aircraft to repel the enemy," the statement said.
"One bomb was dropped and it is believed the explosion killed the three soldiers."
The three soldiers were declared dead at the scene, the ministry said. Two other soldiers who were seriously injured were evacuated by helicopter to a medical facility for treatment.
The American embassy in London apologized for the incident.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/08/24/britain-afghanistan.html
2 comments:
Sadly soldiers killed from allies, more needless deaths.
Our troops are tired and making more mistakes and costing innocent lives. How does anyone tell a family sorry your son/daughter was killed not by the enemy but by friendly fire. Two many of these cases and it's time it stopped.
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