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| Some Clarification of the Checkpoint Incident Near Wana |
| 2004-03-01 |
| Eight of the 11 people killed near Wana, in Pakistan’s South Waziristan region on 28 February were Afghans, including a 14-year-old boy, the Islamabad daily "The News" reported on 29 February. Six others were injured in the shooting. The incident occurred when Pakistani soldiers opened fire on two vehicles that did not stop at a roadblock, the BBC reported 28 February. Initially, Pakistani military sources said that while some civilians might have been killed, militants initiated the attack. However, an unidentified Pakistani intelligence source called the incident "mistaken fire." Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf has called for an immediate inquiry into the incident, and has expressed his deep sorrow to the families of those killed, the Karachi daily "Dawn" reported on 1 March. |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |
| #1 Shall we include, "stop at @#$% checkpoint," in the lessons learned? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-3-1 9:34:55 PM |