British soldiers attacked by furious mob in Kabul after American troops 'ram minibus off road killing one'British troops were attacked by mob in Kabul today after American troops sparked a riot by ramming a packed minibus off the road, allegedly killing one civilian.
Eyewitnesses said an American armoured personnel carrier smashed into the back of the minibus, as they raced along a highway on the outskirts of the capital.
'The minibus lost control and and swerved off the road into a crowd of people,' an eyewitness said.
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British troops were called to the scene yesterday, moments after the crash, when a convoy of foreign civilian contractors, who happened to be travelling behind the Americans, were surrounded by the mob.
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Eyewitnesses said there was a corpse, wrapped in a white shroud driven away in a taxi.
Afghan police claimed the Brits, based nearby at Camp Souter, opened fire on the crowd.
Kabul police chief Mohammad Ayoub Salangi said: 'The troops opened fire and killed one civilian and wounded three more.'
Nato and American officials insisted none of the soldiers fired a shot.
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