Nine killed in Afghan airport bomb, NATO base attacked

February 27, 2012 by legitgov

Nine killed in Afghan airport bomb, NATO base attacked 27 Feb 2012 A suicide car bomber killed at least nine people in an attack on a military airport in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, the latest incident of violence and protests since copies of the Koran were 'inadvertently' burned at a NATO base last week. ...The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack as "revenge" for the Koran burning. Anti-Western fury has deepened significantly since the desecration of the Muslim holy book at the main NATO base in Afghanistan.