Afghanistan: Civilian killed in crossfire after ambush

Suspected Taliban militants ambushed a Nato convoy in southern Afghanistan today, and a gunshot victim said soldiers fleeing the scene shot him and killed a man in a bakery.

Nato said one civilian was killed and two wounded in the crossfire after militants fired rocket-propelled grenades and guns as the convoy passed through a civilian area. It said soldiers returned fire but did not specify whether the casualties were caused by militants or soldiers.