DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6265 3343, Fax: 02 62656946
MSPA 420/08
Wednesday, 31 December 2008
ADF TROOPS INVOLVED IN INCIDENT IN AFGHANISTAN
Australian soldiers operating in Afghanistan as part of the Mentoring and
Reconstruction Task Force were involved in a shooting incident yesterday afternoon
(Tuesday, 30 Dec 08) Afghan local time (2012 AEST) while supporting an Afghan
National Army operation.
A man approached a patrol in a manner that was suspicious, as a result of his
behaviour and failure to comply with repeated directions by soldiers to stop, the man
was fired upon and killed.
Initial indications are that the response by the patrol was appropriate to the situation
and in accordance with their training and escalation of force procedures.
In accordance with Defence’s normal protocols, the incident is now under
investigation and Defence will not release additional information until that
investigation is complete.
Further details of the incident and the location will not be provided at this time as
operations are ongoing.
Media contact: Defence Media Liaison: 02 6265 3343 or 0408 498 664
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