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Two British troops killed in Kabul, no enemy fire KABUL, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Two British soldiers have been killed in a shooting incident at Kabul airport, a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrolling the Afghan capital said on Saturday. Details were sketchy, but the British military said that enemy fire was not the cause of the fatalities. "Two British service personnel were killed by gunshot wounds at Kabul airport," the ISAF spokesman said. "It (the shooting) did not come from outside." He said a media briefing would be held in Kabul at 0730 GMT giving more information. A spokeswoman at the British Ministry of Defence in London confirmed that there had been an "incident" and that there were no hostilities, suggesting an accident. She could provide no details on casualties. "I can confirm there has been an incident. There was no enemy involvement," the spokeswoman said. British troops are part of a 20-nation peacekeeping force patrolling Kabul after the fall of the Taliban regime last year. The Turkish-led ISAF numbers around 5,000 soldiers. |
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