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Afghan Army soldier opens fire on French troops killing 4, wounding 16
The suspected shooter has been apprehended.
the official ISAF release said:
KABUL, Afghanistan – Four International Security Assistance Force service members were killed today in eastern Afghanistan by a member of the Afghan National Army.
The suspected shooter has been apprehended.
It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities.
update1:
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that France is suspending its training programs for Afghan troops after the killings, which he announced in a speech after the U.S.-led coalition said an Afghan soldier shot and killed four NATO troops.
Sarkozy said it was "unacceptable" that Afghan troops would attack French soldiers. He said French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe is heading to Afghanistan after the attack, which is among the most deadly for French forces in the 10 years they have been serving in the NATO-led international force in Afghanistan.
update2:
security source - on condition of anonymity - told AFP, the 16 wounded are French soldiers too.
French troops had surrounded their base in Kapisa and were not allowing any Afghan soldiers to approach, the shooter has been arrested by NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the source said.
update3:
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