Afghan dies in U.S. contractor shooting

KABUL, Afghanistan, May 21 (UPI) -- One of three Afghan civilians wounded when U.S. contractors shot at them last week has died, U.S. military officials in Afghanistan said.

A second Afghan civilian injured in the May 5 shooting remained in serious condition in a Kabul hospital, CNN reported. The third person was treated and released.

An attorney for the contractors said a car slammed into their vehicle and then made a U-turn and appeared to be heading back toward them, "so they shot."

After the shooting, the men claimed they were being held against their will by their former employer, Paravant, in Kabul. Paravant's parent company, Xe, the new company name for the security contractor Blackwater Worldwide, denied that accusation.

The incident is under investigation.