- KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters)
- Two U.S. soldiers were wounded, one seriously, when a renegade Afghan
policeman threw a grenade at a U.S. military vehicle in crowded market
in the southern city of Kandahar on Wednesday, officials said.
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- Another policeman and a local bystander were also slightly
hurt in the attack in the center of the city as four U.S. military vehicles
were driving through, Kandahar's intelligence chief General Mohammad Salim
told Reuters.
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- A senior district police officer, Gulalai, said one of
the U.S. soldiers had his leg blown off.
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- "We have arrested the attacker. He was a member
of our own police force. He had a rifle with him and several grenades.
We caught him as he was trying to flee."
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- The U.S. military confirmed two of its soldiers were
wounded and said the suspect was now in its custody. Salim identified him
as a Khodai Rahim, but said his motive was unclear.
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- Kandahar was the seat of power of the Taliban regime
overthrown by U.S.-led forces in late 2001. It and the surrounding province
have been the scene of a number of attacks blamed on the guerrillas and
their militant allies since then.
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- U.S. troops form the bulk of an 11,500-strong foreign
force in Afghanistan hunting Taliban remnants and allied militants.
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