Afghan Bodyguard Kills Two From NATO Coalition

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Source: New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan — A bodyguard for Afghanistan’s intelligence service killed two members of the NATO-led coalition on Saturday morning when he opened fire on a convoy heading out to train police officers, Afghan officials said.

The gunman, whose motives remained unclear, was killed by coalition troops.

American military and diplomatic officials confirmed the attack, which occurred in Panjshir Province in northeast Afghanistan, one of the country’s most peaceful areas. They said the victims were a service member and a civilian employee of the Defense Department. Another person was wounded.

The gunman — a bodyguard for a high-ranking deputy of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security — was identified only as a 30-year-old named Aminullah. He was returning to the capital after a few days at his home in the province’s Hesai Awal District when he flagged down the convoy about 8:45 a.m. and began arguing with the people in one vehicle, the provincial police chief and district governor said. Then he opened fire.

more: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/world/asia/10afghan.html