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Sweden: Afghan who shot 3 wore police uniform

Sweden's military says the gunman who killed two Swedish officers and their local interpreter in northern Afghanistan over the weekend was wearing a police uniform.

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The military says the shooter opened fire as a Swedish patrol visited a police station near the village of Gurgi Tappeh, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of the Swedish base in Mazar-e-Sharif.

Military spokesman Gustaf Wallerfeldt said Monday it's still unclear whether the gunman was a police officer or an impostor dressed in a police uniform. The gunman was shot and killed in the ensuing shootout.

The Swedish officers were identified as 28-year-old Capt. Johan Palmlov and 31-year-old Lt. Gunnar Andersson, both from Stockholm. Another Swedish soldier was lightly wounded in the attack.

08 February 2010, Monday

AP  STOCKHOLM
Comments on this article

loodernie , Feb 09 2010 02:08, Tuesday
go home swedish soldiers is not ou war
mehmet , Feb 09 2010 01:44, Tuesday
Poor invaders, go home! Afghan people dont want you in their lands.

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