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Foreigner killed in Afghan altercation
Foreigner killed in Afghan altercation
A foreigner was shot dead by angry locals while visiting a province considered one of Afghanistan’s most peaceful after an altercation with a drug addict, a local senator said yesterday. The victim was the Italian Lt. Col. Cristiano Congiu, an anti-drug specialist posted since 2007 at the Italian embassy in Kabul, the ANSA news agency reported, quoting army sources. The report said Congui, 50, was travelling with an American woman and a translator. However Italy’s defence ministry did not confirm his identity when contacted. The man was visiting local emerald mines in Panjshir province, northeast of Kabul, on Friday when the confrontation with the drug addict occurred.
A foreigner was shot dead by angry locals while visiting a province considered one of Afghanistan’s most peaceful after an altercation with a drug addict, a local senator said yesterday. The victim was the Italian Lt. Col. Cristiano Congiu, an anti-drug specialist posted since 2007 at the Italian embassy in Kabul, the ANSA news agency reported, quoting army sources. The report said Congui, 50, was travelling with an American woman and a translator. However Italy’s defence ministry did not confirm his identity when contacted. The man was visiting local emerald mines in Panjshir province, northeast of Kabul, on Friday when the confrontation with the drug addict occurred.
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