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Fact Team Investigating Oruzgan Province Air Operation
Tuesday, July 2, 2002
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service

A B-52 had dropped seven bombs during the operation, Pace said, noting that six bombs hit intended cave complex targets. He said the seventh bomb hit an intervening hillside, with no observed casualties. An AC-130 involved in the operation had also fired at targets on the ground, Pace said.

WASHINGTON -- AFIS
A U.S.-coalition team today began investigating the incident surrounding a military air operation conducted in southern Afghanistan Sunday and Monday, senior Pentagon officials said here today.

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Marine Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs, told Pentagon reporters that few facts are available since the investigation is just underway.

U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers and AC-130 gunships struck several ground targets, including anti-aircraft artillery sites that were engaging the aircraft over Oruzgan Province north of Kandahar, according to U.S. Central Command.
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