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10 police personnel killed in S. Afghanistan

Xinhua, January 26, 2016 Adjust font size:

Ten police personnel were killed as a result of insider attack in Chinarto district of the southern Uruzgan province on Tuesday, a local official said.

"Ten police personnel in a checkpoint in Chinarto district after being poisoned and falling unconscious were shot dead early today," district governor, Faiz Mohammad Hanafi told Xinhua.

The official didn't rule out Taliban involvement in the incident, saying the attacker after committing the crime fled away with assault rifles.

Meanwhile, Zabihullah Mujahid who claims to speak for the Taliban outfit, in contact with media claimed that a Taliban loyalist after killing police personnel joined the Taliban rank in Chinarto district of Uruzgan province. Endit