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| Title | Afghan security guard kills five in shooting incident |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Publication Date | 7 February 2012 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Afghan security guard kills five in shooting incident, 7 February 2012, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f3bc762c.html [accessed 28 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Afghan security guard kills five in shooting incident
February 07, 2012
An employee of a private security firm has reportedly killed three of his colleagues and two Afghan police officers in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar.
Five other security guards were reported injured in the incident, which is reported to have occurred late on February 6.
The Kandahar municipal government media office said one of the wounded was also a police officer.
No motive or other details about the incident were available.
As of March 20, the Afghan government has declared that private security firms will be banned in Afghanistan and their work taken over by the state-controlled Afghan Public Protection Force.
On February 5, nine people were killed by a car-bomb blast in Kandahar.
Compiled from agency reports
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