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Taliban behead 6 Afghan Policemen
Six Afghan policemen have been beheaded after an ambush by suspected Taleban guerrillas, Afghan officials have said. Four other police died and more were wounded when a 30-man convoy was caught in a two-hour gun battle in the southern province of Helmand. The six police were seized and taken away. They were later found beheaded on a roadside after a lengthy search. The governor of Helmand province said the attackers entered Afghanistan by crossing the nearby border from Pakistan, and had crossed back into Pakistan after the ambush.The BBC's Andrew North, in Kabul, says the insurgents' aim is almost certainly to spread greater terror among police and soldiers operating in remote areas. Amid a constant drumbeat of violence across the south and east of the country, this incident stands out for its brutality, he adds. Posted by: Paul Moloney 2005-07-10 |
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