ɐ spˈoʊksmən fɚðə nˈeɪɾoʊlˈɛd mˈɪlətˌɛɹi kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən sˈɛd ðæt sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi fˈoːɹsᵻz hæd nˈɛvɚ "dɪtˈeɪnd hˌɪm ɔːɹ hæd hˌɪm ɪn kˈʌstədi" ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ðæt ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪn hɪz dˈɛθ.
A spokesman for the NATO-led military coalition said that security forces had never "detained him or had him in custody" until the operation that resulted in his death.