Two US Army Rangers killed in Afghanistan this week may have been hit by friendly fire, the Pentagon says.
The soldiers were fatally wounded during a firefight on Wednesday night with the Islamic State (IS) group in eastern Afghanistan, US officials said.
US Forces in Afghanistan said in a statement: "USFOR-A is investigating the possibility that the two Rangers were accidentally killed by friendly fire during the more than three-hour fight.
"We have informed both of their families of this possibility and we have appointed a team to investigate the soldiers' deaths."
BBC
28/4/17
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The soldiers were fatally wounded during a firefight on Wednesday night with the Islamic State (IS) group in eastern Afghanistan, US officials said.
US Forces in Afghanistan said in a statement: "USFOR-A is investigating the possibility that the two Rangers were accidentally killed by friendly fire during the more than three-hour fight.
"We have informed both of their families of this possibility and we have appointed a team to investigate the soldiers' deaths."
BBC
28/4/17
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