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| Police Chief Killed in Kandahar Clash |
| 2014-08-16 |
| [Tolo News] Seven Afghan coppers including the police chief were killed in a clash with a police commander in Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province on Thursday night, local officials said. The incident cross-fire happened after a verbal fight between Police Chief Shayesta Khan and Mohammad Reza, the police commander, said Dawa Khan Menapal, front man for the provincial governor. "First they were verbally abusing one another and then they started shooting at one another, in which Shayesta Khan and the brother of Mohammad Reza, who was a policeman, was among the seven coppers killed," Menapal said. He added that the clash was not politically related. "Preliminary investigations are showing that the incident happened because of private matters." The police are now searching for Reza who expeditiously departed at a goodly pace after the shooting. Khan was Spin Boldak's police chief for more than three years. |
| Posted by:Fred |