US soldier kills Afghans in shooting spree

AL JAZEERA: … A member of the Kandahar provincial council who visited the site of the shooting in Panjwai district told Al Jazeera that at least 17 civilians were killed when the soldier left his base early on Sunday morning and opened fire.

The Kandahar governor’s office put the number of killed civilians at 15.

 

“The soldier went through three separate houses, shooting at people as they slept in their beds. After the soldier shot these people, he turned himself in.” …   (more)

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