CAMP LEJUENE, N.C. (AP) - Two Afghan civilians wounded by gunfire from a Marine special operations unit say they had no weapons and were not attacking the unit's convoy.
The civilians testified by video link from Afghanistan before a Court of Inquiry investigating the March 4 incident along a 10-mile stretch of road in Nangarhar province.
Several Marines have told the court they saw people firing at their unit after a minivan packed with explosives detonated near the second Humvee in their convoy. But the Afghan witnesses said today that they didn't hear the bombing or see an explosion, which the Marines have said was the first blow in a well-coordinated ambush.
A tribal elder says the Marines attacked without cause, and he disputed earlier testimony from a Marine who said a rifle was on the ground beside his blue sports utility vehicle. He called the testimony of another Marine, who said the SUV was filled with guns and attackers, "absolutely a lie."
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