Paras in ambush row

Cian O'Connor cian_oconnor at yahoo.co.uk
Mon Feb 18 04:15:35 PST 2002


Sending this regiment to do peace keeping duties is insane. Does "Bloody Sunday" mean nothing to the idiots who sent them? Their training is designed to turn them into psychopaths (with a uniform, so that's alright). Make good hitmen on retiring, though.

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Paras in ambush row

Kabul force accused of killing innocent man

Luke Harding in Kabul and Richard Norton-Taylor Monday February 18, 2002 The Guardian

The reputation of Britain's peacekeeping force in Afghanistan was under threat last night after claims that a party of Afghans rushing a pregnant relative to hospital were shot at in an unprovoked attack by British troops which left one dead and four injured. The British military was taking the allegations seriously and, along with Afghan police, launched an urgent investigation yesterday into the shooting.

More at:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,652114,00.html

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