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forces acted in self-defence, says CENTCOM   December 22, 2011
18:12 IST The United States probe into the November 26 air
attack on Af-Pak border that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers has
found that American forces acted in self-defence after being
fired upon and there was no  ntentional effort to target them,
the Pentagon said on Thursday.  However, at the same time, the
investigation conducted by a senior officer of the US Central
Command noted that inadequate co-ordination between US and
Pakistani military resulted in misunderstanding about the true
location of the Pakistan military units.  Department of Defense
in a statement issued in the wee hours expressed its regret.
The results of the investigation have been shared with Pakistan,
which did not participate in it expressing its doubts at
transparency and credibility.   "The investigating officer found
that US forces, given what informa