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To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (13324)	7/22/2009 6:17:08 PM
From: average joe	Respond to of 37635

Innocent Girl Killed by Canadian Freedom Gestapo Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 An Afghan girl has been killed in an apparent accidental shooting by Canadian soldiers in Kandahar province. Soldiers had dismounted from a convoy Tuesday in the volatile Panjwaii district when a motorcycle came speeding toward them, said Task Force Kandahar spokesman Maj. Mario Couture. When the driver did not heed signals to stop, a warning shot was fired and the motorcycle changed direction and sped away. Moments later, the soldiers noticed a crowd gathering and discovered that a girl, whose age was not disclosed, had been shot, officials said. Attempts to save the girl were unsuccessful. In a separate incident about an hour later, three Afghan policemen were injured when Canadian soldiers inspecting a possible improvised explosive device fired on a vehicle that was approaching in the dark with its lights out. Couture said the soldiers used lights and a warning shot to try to stop the truck, but to no avail. "A shot was fired like it normally is at the ground to get their attention," Couture said. When that didn't work, soldiers fired on the vehicle, injuring three men inside. "They gave them first aid and evacuated them to the hospital [at the NATO base in Kandahar]." The behaviour of the motorcycle driver at the scene of the girl's death was also suspicious, Couture said. "We know that insurgents want to drive a wedge between the coalition force and the population, so if they can make us make mistakes, then it serves their purpose," Couture said. "If we fire, it works in their favour. We're aware of that." Joint investigations are underway by the Afghan National Police and the Canadian Forces' National Investigation Service. cbc.ca