Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Norwegian soldier fires grenade at Afghan police building

A soldier with the Norwegian army in northwest Afghanistan accidentally fired a 40mm grenade while preparing a launcher on a military patrol vehicle.

The grenade hit a building in the Afghan police compound in Almar, Faryab province, killing one civilian and wounding another. The incident happened on Wednesday 25th May 2011.

Norwegian military police are investigating the incident.

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