JiiVee
10-29-2009, 11:51 AM
Finnish peacekeepers serving in Afghanistan have again come under fire. No injuries were reported in the incident.
A group of Swedish and Finnish peacekeepers were on patrol with Afghan police and troops in the western part of the country at the time.
After the initial assault, peacekeepers came under fire in the ensuing gun battle which lasted for several hours. Both the peacekeepers and Afghan officials responded with hand gun fire backed by air support.
The incident took place early Thursday morning some 160 kilometres distant from Mazar-I-Sharif.
http://yle.fi/uutiset/news/2009/10/finnish_peacekeepers_again_underfire_in_afghanista n_1122577.html
A group of Swedish and Finnish peacekeepers were on patrol with Afghan police and troops in the western part of the country at the time.
After the initial assault, peacekeepers came under fire in the ensuing gun battle which lasted for several hours. Both the peacekeepers and Afghan officials responded with hand gun fire backed by air support.
The incident took place early Thursday morning some 160 kilometres distant from Mazar-I-Sharif.
http://yle.fi/uutiset/news/2009/10/finnish_peacekeepers_again_underfire_in_afghanista n_1122577.html