Published on Monday, April 12, 2010 by Associated Press
Anti-American Protests Sparked after NATO Forces Open Fire on Cilivian Afghan Bus
Afghan official: 4 civilians killed by NATO troops
by Noor Khan and Kathy Gannon
Article found at http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/04/12-1
Here are excerpts from the article.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan —
....The international troops opened fire on the civilian bus early Monday in a southern Afghan city, killing four people and wounding 18, the local governor's spokesman said.(AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)
....A passenger interviewed at Kandahar hospital, Rozi Mohammad, said they had just left the Kandahar terminal when the bus pulled over to allow an American convoy to pass. Shooting broke out as the third or fourth American vehicle went by, he said, with gunfire coming from the direction of the convoy.
....Within hours, scores of Afghans had blocked the main highway out of Kandahar city with burning tires, chanting "Death to America," and calling for the downfall of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, himself a Kandahar native.
....Kandahar's mayor said Monday's shootings would likely deal a major setback to coalition hopes of winning popular support for the upcoming offensive."
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