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Prisoner in Afghanistan kills two US Marines
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Prisoner in Afghanistan kills two US Marines
KABUL (AFP) - – A prisoner killed two US Marines in southern Afghanistan after escaping a prayer room and grabbing a rifle, NATO said Monday.
The alliance said the gunman was later shot dead and that the incident on Saturday was under investigation.
"The prisoner escaped a room where he was observing prayer time, acquired a rifle and subsequently engaged Afghan and coalition forces. The Marines were killed while trying to subdue the prisoner," said NATO in a statement.
Another NATO soldier was killed by a bomb in the south on Monday.
Eight foreign troops were killed over the weekend, two by the prisoner and six by bombs -- the Taliban's choice weapon in their southern heartlands of Helmand and Kandahar provinces, where 30,000 international troops are deployed.
The latest deaths bring the overall number of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan this year to 426, compared to 520 for all of 2009, according to an AFP tally based on that kept by the independent icasualties.org website.
In the southeast, seven suspected insurgents were killed and five people were wounded Monday, including four US soldiers, when insurgents attacked three NATO combat posts, the coalition force said.
The troops came under attack in the rural province of Paktika, which shares a long, porous border with Pakistani areas troubled by Taliban militancy.
"The attack started at around 6:00 am local time and continued for four hours," said US Air Force Master Sergeant Lori Mills.
"Seven enemy, among them suicide attackers, tried to attack three Afghan and coalition posts," she said.
NATO rarely releases statements about insurgent attacks on their bases unless the raids are significant or cause casualties.
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