Article 6FFZ8 Two sleeping Afghan adults shot dead by SAS was ‘war crime’, inquiry hears

Two sleeping Afghan adults shot dead by SAS was ‘war crime’, inquiry hears

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Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
from World news | The Guardian on (#6FFZ8)

Children also seriously hurt in incident examined by inquiry into killing of 80 civilians by SAS in Afghanistan

Two Afghan adults were shot dead while sleeping by the SAS in August 2012 and two children were seriously injured, a public inquiry has heard.

The barrister representing victims' families in a public inquiry into the killing of 80 civilians by the SAS in Afghanistan said the incident amounted to war crimes committed by British soldiers.

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