Bomb from U.S. fighter jet kills 3 British soldiers, wounds 2 in Afghanistan

Saturday, August 25, 2007

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A U.S. warplane mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on British troops after they called for air support in Afghanistan, killing three soldiers and seriously wounding two others in an accident that could reignite debate about America's heavy use of air power.

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