Afghan in Panetta Runway Rampage Said to Have Set Himself Afire
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An Afghan interpreter’s rampage in a stolen vehicle at a British base in southern Afghanistan last month wasn’t aimed at Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, officials concluded.
The evidence also indicates the interpreter, who died of burns the next day before investigators had a chance to question him, set fire to himself with a lighter and a can of fuel found in the vehicle, according to an official of the U.S.-led coalition who is familiar with the case. The official declined to identify the interpreter.