51° CLEAR, KABUL, Afghanistan Protester killed in clash
Last Modified: Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 3:34 a.m.
Dozens of protesters blocked a road Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, claiming U.S.-led coalition forces killed three civilians, and a local official said police fatally shot one of the protesters and injured three of them.
Villagers from the area carried three bodies to a major highway during the protest. Police allegedly opened fire, killing one and wounding three.
The coalition said its troops were attacked Friday while searching compounds in the Shinwar district of Nangarhar province.
"Several militants were killed" and nine insurgents were arrested, the coalition said in a statement Saturday.
Interior Ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary said the government is investigating the villagers' claims.
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