Low Graphics Site
 
 
 
 
|
|
|
|
August 22, 2008
|
Friday
|
Sha'aban 19, 1429
|
Nato denies friendly fire killed French troops
BRUSSELS, Aug 21: Nato on Thursday denied that its warplanes accidentally killed any of the 10 French troops died on Monday east of Kabul.
“As far as Nato and ISAF (Nato’s International Security Assistance Force are concerned, the allegations in Le Monde are completely unfounded,” Nato’s spokeswoman Carmen Romero said.
“We deny the report... we have no information whatsoever that would indicate that the French soldiers were killed by Nato planes,” Romero added.
Ten French soldiers were killed and 21 wounded in a sustained attack on Monday by the insurgents east of Kabul.
Le Monde newspaper reported on Wednesday that according to French troops wounded in the fighting, Nato air strikes missed their targets and hit French troops, as did shots fired by Afghan troops backing them up.
The Pentagon said on Wednesday it had no information that close US air support resulted in French casualties.—AFP
|
