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Article: UN: Bomb Hit Afghan Military Hospital
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- October 23, 2001
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10-23-2001
UN: Bomb Hit Afghan Military Hospital
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The United Nations confirmed Tuesday that a U.S. bomb struck a military hospital in the western Afghan city of Herat but said it had no information regarding casualties.
However, Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke said a U.S. bomb went astray near a senior citizens' home in Herat, landing in a field between the home and a military vehicle storage facility. The 1,000-pound bomb was dropped Sunday by an F/A-18.
Clarke said she did not know if the building she called a senior citizens' center was the same as the hospital involved in the report from the United Nations.
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have ...
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