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| Afghanistan |
| ’Al-Qaeda’ killed German troops |
| 2003-06-11 |
| The suicide bomber who killed four German peacekeepers in Afghanistan was a member of the al-Qaeda network, German Defence Minister Peter Struck has said. Mr Struck also said the weekend attack was linked to Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who is opposed to the government of President Karzai. Hek's boys finally scored a goal. "It has now been determined that the attackers belonged to the al-Qaeda terror organisation," Mr Struck said on German television. He said remnants of the ousted Taliban were also involved. The Afghan authorities have blamed foreigners for the attack. I don't believe we have seen any native Afghan suicide bombers, have we? Work accidents, yes, but Afghans seem to prefer remote control bombs, rockets, etc. It's the Arab al-Qaeda types who strap on the vest. The bomber was in a taxi when he detonated the bomb alongside a bus carrying the soldiers on Saturday. Dozens of other people, including peacekeepers and civilians, were injured in the blast. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #3 Doesn't matter to them that they were Germans. Or Americans, Brits, Italians, Poles, whatever.They were infidels and that's what counts with these psychos. They want to kill us all. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-06-11 22:15:13 |
| #2 Attacking German soldiers. I wonder if they knew they were German. Given the way things have fallen out, that's about the stupidest thing they could have done. (except attack French troops) Do these people have a CAUSE or do they just relish the "us against the whole world" thing? |
| Posted by: Scott 2003-06-11 21:52:46 |
| #1 It's interesting to know that people in Germany don't ask for troops being recalled. Most people say: "We won't let Al-Qaeda dictate where we send our troops to help." Also the Bundeswehr still insists on open vehicles. "You can't build up trust with the locals sitting in tanks." I like that attitude although it might cost us more lives. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2003-06-11 17:35:19 |