Nine killed in Afghan protests over Koran burning
- Published: 23/02/2012 at 03:32 AM
- Online news: Asia
At least nine demonstrators were shot dead and dozens wounded Wednesday in violent protests across Afghanistan over the burning of the Koran at a US-run military base, officials said.
An Afghan youth shouts anti-US slogans during a protest against Koran desecration in Kabul. At least nine demonstrators were shot dead and dozens wounded in violent protests across Afghanistan over the burning of the Koran at a US-run military base, officials said.
The Afghan interior ministry blamed at least one of the deaths on "foreign guards of Camp Phoenix", a US military base in eastern Kabul attacked by protesters, but most were attributed by local officials to clashes with police.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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