'AS tewaskan' tentara Inggris

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Tiga serdadu Inggris terbunuh di Afghanistan diduga setelah terkena bom yang dijatuhkan pesawat Amerika, kata Kementerian Pertahanan.

Kementerian Pertahanan mengatakan, ketiga serdadu itu sedang berpatroli di Provinsi Helmand, Afghanistan ketika mereka meminta bantuan angkatan udara Amerika untuk menggempur sejumlah pejuang Taliban.

Kementerian pertahanan mengatakan, salah satu pesawat Amerika menjatuhkan sebuah bom yang mereka yakini menewaskan ketiga tentara Inggris itu.

Dua tentara Inggris terluka dalam kejadian ini.

Menteri pertahanan Inggris Des Browne mengatakan, dia "sangat bersedih" atas kematian "ketiga pria pemberani yang terbunuh secara tragis dalam kejadian yang diyakini sebagai insiden friendly fire (tembakan kawan sendiri)".

Dia mengatakan, insiden ini "langka" dan akan akan diselidiki secara seksama.

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