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Death toll rises to 16 at Afghan hospital as U.S. confirms strike and cites possible ‘collateral damage’

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Death toll rises to 16 at Afghan hospital as U.S. confirms strike and cites possible ‘collateral damage’
Saturday, October 3, 2015 11:17 AM EDT

A United States airstrike appeared to have badly damaged a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders in the Afghan city of Kunduz early Saturday, killing at least 16 people, including patients and staff, and wounding dozens.

The United States military, in a statement, confirmed the 2:15 a.m. airstrike, saying that it had been targeting individuals “who were threatening the force” and that “there may have been collateral damage to a nearby medical facility.”

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