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US Troops Attack Civilian Bus in Kandahar, Killing Five -- News from Antiwar.com

US Troops Attack Civilian Bus in Kandahar, Killing Five -- News from Antiwar.com: "The battle for the “hearts and minds” of the people of Kandahar took another major hit today as hundreds of Afghans took to the streets to protest an attack earlier in the day by US forces on a passenger bus.

According to the driver of the bus, Mohammed Nabi, they were traveling along a highway in the southern province when they noticed a convoy ahead of them. As the driver attempted to pull off the road the troops began to spray the bus with machine gun fire."

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