Germany: 3 civilians killed at Afghan checkpoint
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Defense Ministry says three civilians were killed when security forces opened fire after their vehicle failed to stop at a checkpoint in northern Afghanistan.
Ministry spokesman Thomas Raabe says the incident happened Thursday evening at a checkpoint southeast of Kunduz manned by Afghan police and German soldiers.
He said Friday that two civilian vehicles failed to stop despite being warned to do so clearly and security forces then opened fire. He said three civilians in one of the vehicles were killed.
Raabe said the incident is under investigation by Afghan police and the German military contingent in Kunduz. It's not immediately clear whether the German soldiers opened fire.
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