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Norwegian soldier killed in Kabul attack
A Norwegian soldier was killed and one slightly wounded in a grenade attack on the international peacekeeping force in Kabul, a spokeswoman said today. The attack, last evening, involved a grenade that may have been rocket propelled, hitting a vehicle belonging to the 6,500-strong International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrolling the Afghan capital. ''I understand one grenade missed and one impacted the vehicle. There were four soldiers in the vehicle,'' said Major Rita LePage. ''I believe this is the first Norwegian death in the ISAF mission.'' The attack occured at around 9 p.m. (1630 GMT) yesterday on the road running east out of Kabul towards Jalalabad, where several ISAF bases are located. British peacekeepers had cordoned off the area, and a helicopter flew over the scene.Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-05-24 |
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