Killing a deaf man
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:29 pm
KANDAHAR (CP) - Canadian and Afghan troops were involved in a shooting incident Tuesday that resulted in the death of an Afghan civilian, military officials said.
A military spokesperson, Lt.-Cmdr. Kris Phillips, said a man who was on foot ignored orders to stop while approaching a position manned by Canadian and Afghan troops in the Panjwaii District.
Phillips said the man was acting "irrationally" and failed to stop even after several warning shots were fired. The man was eventually shot but continued moving toward the troops before dying of his injuries.
It is not known whether it was the Canadian or Afghan soldiers who opened fire.
Phillips said it wasn't clear why the man was in the area or why he failed to listen to commands to stop.
Maybe he wad deaf *hint* *hint* *hint*
A military spokesperson, Lt.-Cmdr. Kris Phillips, said a man who was on foot ignored orders to stop while approaching a position manned by Canadian and Afghan troops in the Panjwaii District.
Phillips said the man was acting "irrationally" and failed to stop even after several warning shots were fired. The man was eventually shot but continued moving toward the troops before dying of his injuries.
It is not known whether it was the Canadian or Afghan soldiers who opened fire.
Phillips said it wasn't clear why the man was in the area or why he failed to listen to commands to stop.
Maybe he wad deaf *hint* *hint* *hint*
