Fatal Car Crash Sparks Afghan Protest

VOA Breaking News (Voice of America)
April 6, 2011 at 6:00 pm

An Afghan woman has been killed in an accident involving a NATO convoy in Kabul, adding to heightened tensions in the country.

Afghan police say another woman and a child were injured in Wednesday's accident in the capital.

NATO confirmed a three-vehicle convoy accidentally struck and killed a woman as it traveled through Kabul.

Following the accident, angry Afghans gathered at the scene. Some bystanders threw stones at international forces.

Tensions are high between Afghans and foreigners following several days of deadly protests against the burning of a Quran by a U.S. pastor.

VOA Breaking News (Voice of America)
April 6, 2011 at 3:10 pm

Tensions are rising in the Afghan capital where one woman is dead after getting hit by a NATO convoy.

Afghan police say another woman and a child were injured in the accident Wednesday and hospitalized.

NATO confirmed a three-vehicle convoy accidentally struck and killed a woman as it traveled through Kabul.

Following the accident, angry Afghans gathered at the scene. The French news agency said some threw stones at international forces.

Afghan police initially said three people – two women and one man – were killed in the incident, saying soldiers had opened fire on the crowd.

Police spokesman Hashmat Stanekzai later retracted that information, saying it was based on erroneous eyewitness accounts.

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