- Reaction score
- 2,555
- Points
- 1,260
RIP Grenadiers & Royal MPs 
Hunt for rogue Afghan policeman who killed five British soldiers (link in headline)
British forces are hunting down the rogue Afghan policeman who shot and killed five of their comrades at a police checkpoint.
Thomas Harding & Andy Bloxham, The Telegraph, 4 Nov 09
Three Grenadier Guards and two Royal Military Police were attacked as they rested inside a compound.
The soldiers, who had removed their body armour and helmets, were shot by an Afghan national policeman who then fled. It is not known whether he was a member of the Taliban or being forced to act by the insurgents.
The gunman is thought to go by the name Gulbuddin and is believed to have had an accomplice.
There are also suggestions that he had animosity towards his superiors after being repeatedly moved around the country as part of his duties.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said: "It's our understanding that one individual Afghan National Policeman, possibly in conjunction with another, went rogue.
"Initial reports suggest that it was a member of the Afghan National Police who fired without warning.
"The incident happened at a checkpoint and he fired before anyone could respond.
"His motives and whereabouts are unknown at this time. Every effort is now being put into hunting down those responsible for this attack." ....
More in article - here's UK MoD's and ISAF's statements.
Hunt for rogue Afghan policeman who killed five British soldiers (link in headline)
British forces are hunting down the rogue Afghan policeman who shot and killed five of their comrades at a police checkpoint.
Thomas Harding & Andy Bloxham, The Telegraph, 4 Nov 09
Three Grenadier Guards and two Royal Military Police were attacked as they rested inside a compound.
The soldiers, who had removed their body armour and helmets, were shot by an Afghan national policeman who then fled. It is not known whether he was a member of the Taliban or being forced to act by the insurgents.
The gunman is thought to go by the name Gulbuddin and is believed to have had an accomplice.
There are also suggestions that he had animosity towards his superiors after being repeatedly moved around the country as part of his duties.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said: "It's our understanding that one individual Afghan National Policeman, possibly in conjunction with another, went rogue.
"Initial reports suggest that it was a member of the Afghan National Police who fired without warning.
"The incident happened at a checkpoint and he fired before anyone could respond.
"His motives and whereabouts are unknown at this time. Every effort is now being put into hunting down those responsible for this attack." ....
More in article - here's UK MoD's and ISAF's statements.
