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| MoD investigates 'friendly fire' | MoD investigates 'friendly fire' |
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| The Ministry of Defence is trying to find out why an Army helicopter accidentally fired on UK paratroops in Afghanistan, wounding nine. | |
| Three of the soldiers were seriously hurt in the incident on Wednesday. All of their families have been informed. | Three of the soldiers were seriously hurt in the incident on Wednesday. All of their families have been informed. |
| It was the first known occurrence of so-called friendly fire by UK air support on UK forces in Afghanistan. | It was the first known occurrence of so-called friendly fire by UK air support on UK forces in Afghanistan. |
| Six of the wounded have returned to duty. Two are stable in a field hospital. One is returning to the UK. | Six of the wounded have returned to duty. Two are stable in a field hospital. One is returning to the UK. |
| That person is also described as stable. | That person is also described as stable. |
| The MoD said soldiers from 2 Para were on a routine patrol near the British forward operating base, Gibraltar, when they encountered Taleban fighters at 1227 local time. | The MoD said soldiers from 2 Para were on a routine patrol near the British forward operating base, Gibraltar, when they encountered Taleban fighters at 1227 local time. |
| The paratroops called in support from the Army's Apache helicopter, which successfully fired on a Taleban position. | |
| But then in the confusion of what the MoD termed a "rapidly-changing situation", it fired again on another position which the crew believed was held by the enemy. | But then in the confusion of what the MoD termed a "rapidly-changing situation", it fired again on another position which the crew believed was held by the enemy. |
| An investigation is now under way as to how the incident occurred. | An investigation is now under way as to how the incident occurred. |