Australian troops shoot Afghan man dead

(AAP) - Australian troops on patrol in Afghanistan have shot dead a man who approached them
in a suspicious manner.

The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon Afghan time (2010 AEDT) as the soldiers
from the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force were on patrol while supporting an
Afghan National Army operation.
"A man approached a patrol in a manner that was suspicious, as a result of his
behaviour and failure to comply with repeated directions by soldiers to stop, the
man was fired upon and killed," a statement from Defence said.
"Initial indications are that the response by the patrol was appropriate to the
situation and in accordance with their training and escalation of force procedures."
The incident is under investigation.
Defence would not release any further information, including where the shooting
occurred, until that investigation is complete.