Seven foreign employees working for the UN office were killed in
the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Friday by some demonstrators who
had staged a protest against the recent burning of the Koran by a
pastor in the United States.
The protest began peacefully after people left Friday prayers at the Blue Mosque
Head of the Unama's regional office in Mazar is said to be wounded.
One of the foreign workers killed is a woman, local officials have said.
Four demonstrators were killed and 24 others were hurt in the incident.
The demonstrators had reportedly gathered in front of the UN office, but some of them who are believed to have been armed broke into the office.
"Seven Unama foreign workers and four demonstrators were killed and 24 other protesters were hurt in the incident, a Spokesman to the Afghan Ministry of Interior, Zemarai Bashari, told TOLOnews.
A local police spokesman, Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai, confirmed that the demonstrators set fire to the UN office in protest against the recent Koran burning in the US.
Police has surrounded the area and 4 suspicious demonstrators have so far been arrested.
Meanwhile, some people in Herat have also staged a demonstration to protest against the recent Koran burning in the US.
Demonstrators in the western province of Herat condemned the Koran burning, describing it as an insult to all the Muslims in the world.
Head of Herat Provincial Council also said that those responsible for the killing of Afghan civilians should be punished in Afghanistan.
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Head of the Unama's regional office in Mazar is said to be wounded.
One of the foreign workers killed is a woman, local officials have said.
Four demonstrators were killed and 24 others were hurt in the incident.
The demonstrators had reportedly gathered in front of the UN office, but some of them who are believed to have been armed broke into the office.
"Seven Unama foreign workers and four demonstrators were killed and 24 other protesters were hurt in the incident, a Spokesman to the Afghan Ministry of Interior, Zemarai Bashari, told TOLOnews.
A local police spokesman, Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai, confirmed that the demonstrators set fire to the UN office in protest against the recent Koran burning in the US.
Police has surrounded the area and 4 suspicious demonstrators have so far been arrested.
Meanwhile, some people in Herat have also staged a demonstration to protest against the recent Koran burning in the US.
Demonstrators in the western province of Herat condemned the Koran burning, describing it as an insult to all the Muslims in the world.
Head of Herat Provincial Council also said that those responsible for the killing of Afghan civilians should be punished in Afghanistan.
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