Middle East
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Author: The Washington Post
27 Apr 2011
Afghan pilot opens fire inside NATO compound, killing nine Americans
An Afghan air force pilot opened fire inside a NATO military base on Wednesday, killing eight troops and a contractor, all of them Americans, officials said. The shooting took place around 10:30 a.m. inside the North Kabul International Airport, the military compound that houses the NATO coalition s joint command and is adjacent to the city's civilian airport.