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May 17, 2011

NATO Helicopter Fires On Pakistani Army Post 
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Pakistani officials say a NATO helicopter attacked a Pakistani army post
on the border of Afghanistan today, wounding at least two soldiers. NATO
officials confirmed there was an incident in which coalition forces
received and returned fire across the Pakistan border. A similar
helicopter shooting last year resulted in Pakistan closing the border to
NATO supply convoys for 11 days. The incident occurred one day after
Senator John Kerry met with top Pakistani officials. He told Pakistan's
civilian and military leaders that Washington wanted to hit the "reset
button" on deteriorating relations following the U.S. killing of Osama
Bin Laden inside Pakistan.
Kerry spoke to reporters after his meetings.

U.S. Senator John Kerry: "I expressed as clearly as possible grave
concerns in the United States over Osama bin Laden's presence in
Pakistan and the continuing existence here of sanctuaries for our
adversaries in Afghanistan. And I emphasised to my Pakistani friends
that many in congress are raising tough questions about our ongoing
assistance to the government of Pakistan in light of the events of the
past weeks..."



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