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British soldiers in Afghanistan 'kill three civilians' | World news

 

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British troops in Afghanistan

 

British soldiers in Afghanistan have killed three civilians – two in a car accident, the other shot dead – according to a Kabul police spokesman. Photograph: Reuters

British troops have killed two Afghan civilians in a car accident in western Kabul and shot dead a third man when local people tried to prevent the soldiers leaving the scene, a spokesman for the Kabul police chief said.

"A British military vehicle killed two women in a road accident and when people tried stop them [leaving], they shot and killed another man," said Hashmat Stanekzai. A child was also wounded in the shooting.

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