Afghans say civilians in toll as U.S. jet bombs hijackers
Posted: September 5, 2009 at 5:52 a.m.
Policemen look at burnt rifles as they investigate one of two burnt fuel tankers near Kunduz, Afghanistan, on Friday, Sept. 4, 2009.
A U.S. jet dropped 500-pound bombs on two tanker trucks hijacked by the Taliban before dawn Friday, triggering a huge explosion that Afghan officials said killed more than 70 people, including insurgents and some civilians who had swarmed around the vehicles to siphon off fuel.
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