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October 20, 2015

Pentagon: Troops Drove Through Locked Gate at Bombed Afghan Hospital 
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The Pentagon has acknowledged U.S. and Afghan troops drove a military
vehicle through a locked gate at a Doctors Without Borders hospital in
Kunduz. The incident came nearly two weeks after the United States
bombed the hospital, killing at least 24 people. Doctors Without Borders
had said a U.S. tank rammed through a gate and "damaged property,
destroyed potential evidence and caused stress and fear." A Pentagon
spokesperson says the troops were trying to inspect the site and broke
through the gate "in the interests of safety and in the belief that
[Doctors Without Borders] personnel were not on site."

 

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