Momentslater, theysay, soldiers spilled over the walls in a flurry of grenades and bullets that left at leasteightpeopledead, including a father and his four sons.
In total nine people, including six Afghans,were held after explosive suicide vests, hand grenades and other weapons were discovered in the storeroom of the Emergency-run hospital in Helmand's capital,Lashkar Gah.
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The troops were fired on by rocket propelled grenades and a quick reaction force including a helicopter sent to rescue the troops, also came under attack.