3 Afghan policemen accidentally killed by coalition forces in northern Afghanistan

3 Afghan policemen killed by friendly fire

KABUL, Afghanistan — NATO says coalition forces have accidentally killed three Afghan policemen in a friendly fire incident in northern Afghanistan.

NATO said Saturday that Afghan security forces, who were under fire from an unknown number of insurgents, called for air support Friday in Jowzjan province.

It said two helicopters responded and fired a hellfire missile and 30 millimeter rounds.

NATO said an investigation of the site later showed that three members of the Afghan National Police were accidentally killed and several more were wounded by the air weapons team.

NATO said it is sending a team to the area to determine what happened.