Pentagon investigating friendly fire in Army Ranger deaths

Two Army Rangers who were killed in Afghanistan earlier this week may have been struck by friendly fire, the Pentagon said.


A third soldier was injured during the operation but is expected to recover.

Pentagon spokesman, Capt. Jeff Davis, said officials are investigating whether the soldiers were killed by American forces or Afghan commandos involved in the raid.

He said it was "possible" the Rangers were struck by friendly fire but there are "no indications it was intentional," he said.

"War is a very difficult thing, in the heat of battle, in the fog of war the possibility always exists for friendly fire, and that may have been what happened here and that is what we are looking into with this investigation," he said.
 [upi.com]
29/4/17