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Six dead in Afghanistan after gun attack on Japanese NGO vehicle - officials

KABUL/NANGARHAR, Afghanistan, Dec 4 : Six people including the head of a Japanese NGO were killed on Wednesday after unknown gunmen attacked their vehicle in Jalalabad, the capital city of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, officials said.
A broken window of the vehicle that was carrying Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura during the attack is seen in Jalalabad, Afghanistan December 4, 2019.REUTERS/Parwiz
By Reuters

KABUL/NANGARHAR, Afghanistan, Dec 4 : Six people including the head of a Japanese NGO were killed on Wednesday after unknown gunmen attacked their vehicle in Jalalabad, the capital city of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, officials said.


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The gunmen fled the scene and no group has yet claimed responsibility, said Sohrab Qaderi, a member of the provincial council in Nangarhar.


Dr. Tetsu Nakamura, head of Peace Japan Medical Services, was involved in reconstruction work in irrigation and agriculture in the country, he added.

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