Showing posts with label Afghan officials say five people were killed and 46 wounded during protests. Show all posts
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Saturday, 2 April 2011
Afghan officials say five people were killed and 46 wounded during protests in the southern city of Kandahar over the reported burning of the Koran at a small church in the United States.
Afghan officials say five people were killed and 46 wounded during protests in the southern city of Kandahar over the reported burning of the Koran at a small church in the United States.
Zalmai Ayubi, spokesman for the governor of Kandahar Province, said the deaths occured as a crowd of hundreds of people turned violent and tried to burn vehicles and shops.
It is still unclear how the deaths and injuries occured.
The fatalities come a day after eight foreigners and four Afghans were killed when protesters stormed a UN office in the northern city of Mazar-e Sharif over the same reported Koran burning.
The UN Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the April 1 killings.
The pastor of the Florida-based church, Terry Jones said he was "devastated" but did not feel responsible.
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