Eleven Afghan civilians killed in accidental U.S. bombing

Thursday, April 10, 2003

BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- A U.S. warplane called in to support allied Afghans under fire mistakenly bombed a house Wednesday, killing 11 civilians. It was the worst friendly-fire incident in Afghanistan in nine months.

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