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October 31st, 2011 
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcast: 31/10/2011
Defence has named the three soldiers, all based in Townsville, who were killed by an Afghan National Army soldier over the weekend.
Transcript
ALI MOORE, PRESENTER: Afghan National Army soldiers working with Australian troops have been disarmed after a rogue Afghan soldier shot and killed three diggers.
Several other Australian soldiers were wounded and they’re being flown to Germany for further treatment.
Defence has named the three soldiers who died. They were all based in Townsville.
Penny Timms reports.
PENNY TIMMS, REPORTER: These three Queensland soldiers were killed over the weekend by the Afghan soldier they were training. All were in their 20s.
Captain Bryce Duffy was based in Townsville, as was father of three Lance Corporal Luke Gavin and Corporal Ashley Burt was based in Brisbane. In his home town of Gympie, he was in the minds of the local RSL.
BOB STRETTON, RSL SECRETARY: We’ve just sent him a goodwill package from the sub-branch. And … (getting emotional) … sorry. But we, um – we got an email from him on Thursday actually, thanking us … (getting emotional, placing head in hand) … no.
DAVID GIBSON, GYMPIE LOCAL MEMBER: Gympie is in mourning. There was never any thought that we’d be adding another name to the memorial gates. (Getting slightly emotional) But, ah – but we will.
PENNY TIMMS: His older brother Dale Burt is also serving in Afghanistan and will accompany his body home.
RON DYNE, GYMPIE MAYOR: Dale, who is in the signals regiment, Ashley is in the engineers, so I suppose if you had two sons in Afghanistan, it’s unfortunate that they weren’t on the same parade. So, if anything good comes out of anything like this, it’s that it’s only one brother, which is horrendous in itself.
STEPHEN SMITH, DEFENCE MINISTER: This is of course a tragedy for our nation, but it is a tragedy for those three families and a terrible reminder to the other 29 families who have seen their sons, husbands, brothers killed in the course of our time in Afghanistan.
PENNY TIMMS: The killer was an Afghan national soldier. He was shot dead by other Australian troops.
JULIA GILLARD, PRIME MINISTER: Our partners in the fourth brigade, our Afghan partners, are shocked and horrified by what has occurred. We must not allow this attack, an attack like this one, to strike at the core of our training and mentoring mission in Afghanistan.
TONY ABBOTT, OPPOSITION LEADER: This, Mr Speaker, is a reflection more on the malice of the enemy than on the merits of our cause.
PENNY TIMMS: Seven soldiers, including one who helped to kill the rogue Afghan, were also injured during the attack. All of those were from Townsville. They’re being sent to Germany for medical treatment.
A special meeting is being held in Townsville tomorrow to update Defence families on the attack.
STUART SMITH, COMMANDER, THIRD BRIGADE: We’ve got to remember that this is a rogue incident. We’ve got to remember that there is more information that needs to be gathered on this incident. And we’ll continue to investigate that and adjust procedures if required after that investigation.
PENNY TIMMS: Members of the ANA Fourth Brigade at the base have been disarmed as a precaution.
Penny Timms, Lateline.
ALI MOORE: Defence has tonight confirmed that in a separate incident Australian soldiers shot and killed an Afghan civilian on Saturday.
The soldiers were securing a meeting site for the reconstruction team in Tarin Kowt when the man approached on a motorcycle and refused to stop.
He was provided with medical assistance, but died. Australian and Afghan authorities are investigating the shooting.
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