10jun2014: B-1B kills five US soldiers in "friendly fire"...

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10jun2014: B-1B kills five US soldiers in "friendly fire"...

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http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/25484/61/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... istan.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/world ... world&_r=0

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/11 ... an-attack/
Family members of two of the five U.S. Special Operations Forces troops killed in a possible friendly-fire incident in southern Afghanistan Monday reportedly identified their relatives as victims Tuesday.

A senior U.S. defense official told Fox News early Tuesday that the troops were killed when they requested air support from a B-1 bomber after coming in contact with enemy forces.

"Five American troops were killed yesterday during a security operation in southern Afghanistan.
Investigators are looking into the likelihood that friendly fire was the cause.
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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