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| Four French troops die in Afghanistan shooting | Four French troops die in Afghanistan shooting |
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| Four French troops have been killed in northern Afghanistan after a soldier from the Afghan National Army opened fire, local officials say. | Four French troops have been killed in northern Afghanistan after a soldier from the Afghan National Army opened fire, local officials say. |
| Sixteen more members of the French armed forces were injured in the incident in the Tagab district of Kapisa province, north of Kabul. | Sixteen more members of the French armed forces were injured in the incident in the Tagab district of Kapisa province, north of Kabul. |
| The Afghan soldier has been arrested by the French. | The Afghan soldier has been arrested by the French. |
| An official told the BBC: "This is a tragic incident, a sad and tragic day for us and for Nato." | An official told the BBC: "This is a tragic incident, a sad and tragic day for us and for Nato." |
| Nato confirmed in a statement that four of its troops had been killed, and that a suspect had been apprehended, but gave no further details. | |
| Five French soldiers were killed by a suicide bomb while on patrol in the same district in July 2011. | |
| French troops have been part of the Nato-led operation in Afghanistan since 2001 and currently has 3,600 troops involved in its operations there. | |
| President Sarkozy announced in July that 1,000 troops would be withdrawn from the country by the end of 2012. |