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Afghan Civilians Mistakenly Killed, French Army Admits

April 30 2010

France

The French military has acknowledged that its troops mistakenly killed four Afghan civilians during an early April skirmish in Kapisa province, CNN reports.

During the April 6 incident, French troops fired a rocket at seven Taliban fighters, said an army spokesman.

Unbeknownst to the soldiers, five civilians were under a nearby tree, said the spokesman. Four were killed; the fifth was wounded and is recovering.

This was the first time the French military has confirmed that...

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