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Armed Men Set Afghan Votes on Fire
[Quqnoos] Unidentified gunmen attacked a vehicle containing with about 4,000 voting papers in the northern Balkh province, killing one IEC employee and wounding seven others The armed men set the votes on fire in the Nahr-e Shahe district of the relatively stable Afghan province, said provincial director of Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC), Eng Dur Ahmad. Taliban insurgents vowed to disrupt the election and carried out more than 70 attacks on Thursday -- only the second time national elections were held -- killing at least 26 Afghans across the country. The burnt votes were already counted in the field before being taken to the provincial IEC office in Mazar-e Sharif city, the official further said. No groups, including the Taliban, have claimed responsibility for the attack. The Balkh Police Department has launched an investigation into the case, but still no arrests have been made, said Balkh Police Chief, Brig Gen Sardar Mohammad Sultani. Posted by: Fred 2009-08-23 |
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