5 Dead at Kabul Airport as US Troops Open Fire, Cause Stampede
Not clear if the dead were trampled or shot
U.S. forces fired in the air at Kabul’s airport on Monday to prevent hundreds of civilians running onto the tarmac, a U.S. official said.
“The crowd was out of control,” the official told Reuters by phone. “The firing was only done to defuse the chaos.”
At least five people were killed in Kabul airport as hundreds of people tried to forcibly enter planes leaving the Afghan capital, witnesses told Reuters.
One witness said he had seen the bodies of five people being taken to a vehicle. Another witness said it was not clear whether the victims were killed by gunshots or in a stampede.
Officials were not immediately available to comment on the deaths.
Video shows US forces' presence at Kabul airport as crowds of Afghans gather in attempt to leave country. #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/T4CD092A0u
— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) August 16, 2021
US troops resorting aerial gunfire to control influx of people at Kabul airport this morning. #Kabulpic.twitter.com/NIx5PoCkrI
— Dark Knight 🇵🇸 (@KnightRises_) August 16, 2021
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American forces have shot dead some stranded passengers in Kabul airport. It's a catastrophic disaster. Americans shall ensure the safety of stranded passengers. @POTUS @BetteDam @SecBlinken @cnni @bbclysedoucet @HNajafizada @LNajafizada pic.twitter.com/aOM2nWbvGv
— Muhammad Jalal (@MJalal700) August 16, 2021
Thousands gather to greet the Taliban on the outskirts of Kabul pic.twitter.com/CSWkKri7SY
— United Together Against Chronic Endocrine Ailments (@UAilments) August 16, 2021
Crazy chaotic scenes at Kabul airport.
Canada promises to resettle 20,000 refugees from Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/ctR2ZulWso
— FinTwit 🚀 (@FinTwit__) August 16, 2021
People still hoping to leave Afghanistan. Chaos at Kabul airport pic.twitter.com/YsYl0p2fDd
— FinTwit 🚀 (@FinTwit__) August 16, 2021
Wow people are literally walking around the planes on tarmac as they take off and land in the Kabul airport pic.twitter.com/50Hmj0FNQD
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) August 16, 2021
As the ship sinks, the rats will try any way to escape…..if these people had been working for the future of Afghanistan, and not been traitors, they wouldn’t be fleeing……..absolutely no sympathy
Looks likeEarls Court Underground boarding not peak hour.
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