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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO-led forces in southern Afghanistan shot to death an Afghan civilian mistaken for a suicide bomber because of twine and straps protruding from his jacket, the alliance said Sunday.
The man was crossing a road Saturday about seven miles west of Kandahar and appeared to be approaching a NATO convoy, said a statement from NATO's International Security Assistance Force.
"He appeared to be chanting and refused to heed warnings to stop," a NATO statement said. "As he continued his approach, members of the convoy noted what appeared to be a device with wires protruding from it on his chest."
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