Afghan raid sparks protest

Hundreds of protesters carrying the bodies of two people killed in a Nato-Afghan raid have blocked a key road in eastern Afghanistan.

Tue, 01 May, 2012 - 15:30

Hundreds of protesters carrying the bodies of two people killed in a Nato-Afghan raid have blocked a key road in eastern Afghanistan.

The demonstrators say the dead were villagers while the coalition says they were Taliban insurgents.

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