Ten mine-clearing workers killed in Afghanistan gun attack
Al Jazeera
Another 16 wounded when gunmen raided a compound of the HALO Trust charity in northern Baghlan province.
Masked gunmen have stormed the compound of a mine-clearing organisation in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 10 workers and wounding 16 others. There were 110 workers at the camp of the HALO Trust charity in Baghlan province at the time of the attack on Tuesday night. James Cowan, chief executive of the UK-based organisation, told Al Jazeera on Wednesday the gunmen “wanted to find specific people of a particular ethnic group”.More Related News