Norwegian ISAF soldiers attacked in Afghanistan

[sunb!]

Source: norwaypost

According to VG.no one demonstrator has been killed and two soldiers wounded in this situation. Jetfighters are now in the area for Show Of Force.

Around 200 demonstrators threw rocks against the Maymana military station in north western Pakistan, where Norwegian troops are stationed. The Norwegian soldiers used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.

Police Chief Abduk Qadier confirmns that the demonstrations have taken place. Two women who happened to pass by the base were hit by rocks, the newspaper VG reports.

The demonstrations are also confirmed by the Norwegian Defence, which will issue a press statement later Tuesday morning.

(NRK)

 

[Redleg]

http://www.norwaypost.no/cgi-bin/norwaypost/imaker?id=21753

OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian soldiers in the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan were attacked on Tuesday by a crowd throwing stones and which smashed their way into the force's camp, Norway's defence ministry said.
The attack occurred three days after Norway's embassy in Syria was torched by Muslim demonstrators angry at the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in Danish and Norwegian newspapers.
Two Norwegians were reported slightly hurt in the attack by about 200-300 demonstrators at the Meymaneh camp of the ISAF international peace force, a ministry spokesman said.
"The demonstrators are throwing stones and have broken through the gate," the ministry said in a statement. "Materiel has been set on fire," it added.
The camp has requested assistance from ISAF headquarters in Kabul, the ministry said.
About 33 Norwegian soldiers are at the camp, it said.

http://za.today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-02-07T092422Z_01_ALL733804_RTRIDST_0_OZATP-SECURITY-AFGHANISTAN-NORWAY-20060207.XML

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L07702126.htm

Local officials say one protester was killed in a clash with Norwegian peacekeepers in the town of Maymana.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4688338.stm

 

[Italian Guy]

Yes, I heard it this morning. Norway we stand next to you.

 

[Redleg]

A total of 6 Norwegians injured, by rocks, small arms fire and fragmentations from handgrenades, and 4 "civilian" Afghans killed, probably by the local police.
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1216591.ece

 

[dobrodan]

The soldiers in the camp fired around 400rds of live ammo at the attackers, includig warningshots.

http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2006/02/11/457513.html

I read somewhere that 4 attackers were killed, and 60 were hurt, including 38 with CS-related injuries...

 

[Fox]

I haven't heard about it until today. Hope the Norwegian guys gonna be okay.