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HERAT A Nato soldier and two civilians were killed in Afghanistan when 2,000 protesters armed with stones tried to break into an airfield in Chaghcharan in protest about a copy of the Koran being used for target practice by a US soldier in Iraq.
The soldier and two of the demonstrators died when they were shot and seven Afghans and ten police were wounded by gunfire, General Carlos Branco, of the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf), said. A petrol station opposite the airfield was set alight during the protest, which was organised by students from a religious school. The airfield is a Lithuanian-commanded Isaf base. Police blamed the shooting on militants but a local legislator said the shots were fired by security forces.
The protest was a response to the discovery of a copy of the Koran at a shooting range in Baghdad, which had bullet holes in it. President Bush apologised to Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi Prime Minister, and promised to prosecute the soldier responsible. There was no violent response in Iraq. (Reuters, AFP)
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Unnecessary deaths. The poor soldier was probably disillusioned about his role or he really hated the Iragis who are mainly muslims. Hope this episode will stop without more protests and deaths. Nevertheless, the US military should be held responsible for any future recurrence.
Sad!
Lim, Johor Bahru, Malaysia