FED:Insurgent attack death toll revised

AAP General News (Australia)
08-01-2011
FED:Insurgent attack death toll revised

The death toll from a Taliban attack near an the Australian base at Tarin Kowt in Afghanistan
last week, has been revised down.

The defence department says the death toll is now 18 - 12 children, four civilian adults
and two Afghan National Police officers.

Another 52 people, including 35 civilians, were wounded in the attack.

No Australian personnel was killed or wounded.

AAP RTV lpm/rl/sw

KEYWORD: AFGHAN AUST (CANBERRA)

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