The US embassy on Monday deplored the media reports suggesting that the United States killed its own troops in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan to conceal the facts about the killing of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
“Some Pakistani media outlets have insinuated the United States killed its own troops in the tragic helicopter crash in Afghanistan to prevent the “truth” about the death of Osama bin Laden from coming out,” said a US embassy statement. “These reports are baseless. We are deeply disappointed that Pakistani media would publish such patently false allegations and call on responsible media to accurately report the facts,” it said. “The US government has repeatedly honoured the loss of Pakistani lives in terrorist attacks. Pakistan and the United States share a common interest in standing together against extremists and terrorists who callously take the lives of our citizens,” the statement said.
