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Eight troops, contractor killed by Afghan pilot

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Kabul (AFP) April 27, 2011
Eight international troops plus a contractor were killed in a shooting by an Afghan pilot at a training centre on Wednesday, the NATO training mission in Afghanistan said.

"Eight International Security Assistance Force troops and a contractor were killed in the incident," it said in a statement, without confirming their nationalities.

The statement updated a previous death toll of six international troops.



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