GERMAN CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER AND FM FISCHER BRIEF THE MEDIA AFTER U.S. AIRSTRIKES IN AFGAHNISTAN IN ...,...

GERMAN CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER AND FM FISCHER BRIEF THE MEDIA AFTER U.S. AIRSTRIKES IN AFGAHNISTAN IN BERLIN. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (R) and Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer (L) answer journalists questions during a short statement in the chancellory in Berlin October 7, 2001. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said in a statement on Sunday the German government gave its unreserved backing to U.S. action against what he called "terrorist" targets in Afghanistan. U.S. President George W. Bush had earlier confirmed that U.S. and British forces had begun military action in Afghanistan. Other countries, including Germany, would contribute at a later date. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch