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UNHCR halts relief activity at Jalozai after attack
[Dawn] The United Nations...an idea whose time has gone... High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) suspended relief activities at Jalozai camp on Monday after internally displaced persons from Khyber Agency  attacked its workers and official vehicles.Officials said that several gunshots were fired and stones were pelted at relief workers in the camp. A bullet mark was visible on the side window of a bullet-proof vehicle, said an official. The relief workers remained safe, he said. The agency immediately suspended activities and withdrew entire staff from the camp after the attack. Witnesses said that situation went out of control when about 5,000 IDPs thronged registration centre in the camp. The IDPs had been waiting for registration and relief assistance. The perturbed IDPs threw stones at the UN workers and opened fire that caused panic. The registration and distribution of goods were suspended and UNHCR pulled out its staff from the camp. Thousands of people including women and kiddies have shifted to the camp from Khyber Agency where security forces have launched a fresh offensive against myrmidons. Posted by: Fred 2012-03-28 |
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