英国新闻听力 北约的误杀事件（在线收听）

Reports from Afghanistan say at least four Afghan policemen and five civilians have been killed in an air attack in the early hour of the morning during clashes with US-led coalition forces.The incident happened in the western province of Farah.In a separate incident in the eastern Paktika province on Saturday night,NATO officials said their forces had killed four other civilians.From kabul, Martin Patience reports.

There was darkness and much confusion when the fighting took place in early hours of the morning.The police had opened fire on a joint convoy of Afghan National Army and foreign troops,believing incorrectly that they were Taliban fighters.On hearing the gunfire,a number of locals have rushed to support the police, foreign troops caught in air strikes during the clashes, killing several policemen and civilians.In a separate incident NATO-led forces admitted killing at least four civilians in the east of the country on Saturday night.A military spokesman said that two mortar shells have landed near a kilometre from their intended target.