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US crash sparks Afghanistan riot Riots have broken out in the Afghan capital, Kabul, after at least seven people were killed in an accident involving a US military convoy. A BBC correspondent says gunfire can be heard from many parts of the city, including from near the US embassy. Police said the convoy collided with a rush-hour traffic jam. The incident sparked angry scenes in which crowds shouting anti-US slogans began throwing stones and burning cars, police said.
The BBC's Alastair Leithead in Kabul says he can hear the sound of machine-gun fire which suggests that US troops may have returned fire. Staff at the US embassy have been moved to a secure location, a spokesman says. Checkpoint blaze The unrest began after a US military vehicle apparently lost control and smashed into other vehicles, reports say.
Hundreds of Afghans gathered in the wake of the accident chanting "Death to America" and "Death to Karzai", referring to Afghan President Hamid Karzai. They pelted the US military vehicles with rocks before the shooting began, forcing them to scatter. Two police vehicles and a police checkpoint were set alight, witnesses said. "People are very angry," resident Samad Shah said. Afghanistan's interior ministry has appealed for calm and says it has set up a team to investigate and find out "what exactly happened". Air strikes Separately, Afghan officials say fighter planes of the US-led coalition have attacked suspected Taleban fighters in the south of the country. The deputy governor of Helmand province, Amir Mohammed Akhundzada, said he believed about 50 militants were killed in the attack. "The Taleban were meeting in a mosque when the bombardment took place," Mr Akhundzada told Reuters news agency. He added that the police had yet to reach the site to confirm any figures. Last week, the US military said it up to 80 Taleban fighters might have been killed during the assault on a village in Kandahar. But local officials said 16 civilians were also killed in the attack and women and children injured. President Karzai summoned the head of the coalition forces over the incident. ---------------------------------------------------
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