British troops in Afghanistan injured by friendly fire
James Sturcke guardian.co.uk, Thursday July 10, 2008
Nine British troops have been injured in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said tonight.
The soldiers were mistaken for Taliban forces by a British Apache helicopter during a skirmish yesterday in Helmand province.
The most seriously injured soldier has been airlifted back to the UK and is in a stable condition, the MoD said. Another two are under observation at the British field hospital at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.
The remaining casualties suffered light injuries and have returned to duties.
The "blue-on-blue" incident happened when a routine British patrol requested air support after encountering hostile forces near a forward operating base called Gibraltar, the MoD said.
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