Six U.S. service members were killed and 2 wounded on Monday when a suicide bomber crashed an “explosive-laden motorcycle” into their patrol near Bargram Airfield in Afghanistan:
6 US troops were killed in a suicide attack near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan: US Official https://t.co/bLISHcLRNm pic.twitter.com/I9Iyo8Z51g
— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) December 22, 2015
One of the dead airmen was identified as NYPD detective Joseph Lemm who was serving in the Air National Guard:
Hero NYPD detective Joseph Lemm identified as one of six Americans killed in Afghanistan https://t.co/pctbysoybt pic.twitter.com/hGzbWVbuPq
— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) December 22, 2015
NYPD Detective Among 6 Servicemembers Killed In Afghanistan Suicide Bombing. We honor Joseph Lemm's life @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/RYmI7I4Wiz
— Alex Denis (@AlexDenisTV) December 22, 2015
.@CommissBratton: #NYPD Det. Joseph Lemm among 6 Americans killed in Afghan suicide bomb attack. https://t.co/3CWELkSXgk RIP, hero. @wcbs880
— Steve Scott (@SteveScottNEWS) December 22, 2015
Det. Joseph Lemm Bronx Warrant Sqd & US Air National Guard was killed today while serving in #Afghanistan. #TrueHero pic.twitter.com/tmVf4Jh3xM
— NYPD 106th Precinct (@NYPD106Pct) December 22, 2015
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest released a statement saying we “express our deepest condolences to the families”:
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the 6 service members killed in Afghanistan today. pic.twitter.com/fL3fGKCeXT
— Josh Earnest (@PressSec) December 21, 2015
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