The attack comes one day after the U.S. military paid compensation and apologized to the families of 19 people killed and dozens wounded by U.S. marines in March. The marines fired indiscriminately on a crowd of civilians after a suicide car bomber and gunmen ambushed a U.S. convoy. On Tuesday, U.S. Army Brigade Commander Colonel John Nicholson told victims’ families he is “deeply, deeply ashamed.” Colonel Nicholson says he delivered payments of around $2,000 to the families of the dead. Meanwhile, Afghan lawmakers have passed a bill calling for a halt to all foreign military operations unless they’re coordinated with the local government.
U.S. Pays, Apologizes to Kin of Afghan Victims Killed in Mass Shooting
HeadlineMay 09, 2007
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