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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (24) Video Full Focus Photos of the week A selection of our top photos from the past week. Full Article Follow Reuters Up to 20 U.N. staff killed in north Afghan city Tweet Share this By Mohammad Bashir MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan protesters angered by the burning of a Koran by an obscure U.S. pastor killed up to 20 U.N. staff, beheading two foreigners, when they over-ran a compound in a normally peaceful... Email Print Related News U.N. confirms 7 international employees killed in Afghanistan 3:38pm EDT Russia calls on Afghan government, coalition to protect U.N. 11:37am EDT Obama condemns killing of U.N. workers in Afghanistan 2:39pm EDT Analysis & Opinion Standing on the warfront: when sport divides India and Pakistan Libya and selective US intervention Related Topics World » Afghanistan » United Nations » Related Video Several UN staff killed in Afghan Koran burning protest 6:27am EDT Afghans chant anti-American slogans as smoke rises from a United Nations compound, during a demonstration to condemn the burning of a copy of the Muslim holy book by a U.S. pastor, in Mazar-i- Sharif April 1, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Stringer By Mohammad Bashir MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan | Fri Apr 1, 2011 3:40pm EDT MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan protesters angered by the burning of a Koran by an obscure U.S. pastor killed up to 20 U.N. staff, beheading two foreigners, when they over-ran a compound in a normally peaceful northern city on Friday in the worst ever attack on the U.N. in Afghanistan. At least eight foreigners were among the dead after attackers took out security guards, burned parts of the compound and climbed up blast walls to topple a guard tower, said Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai, a police spokesman for the northern region. Five protesters were also killed and around 20 wounded. The governor of Balkh province said insurgents had used the march as cover to attack the compound, in a battle that raged for several hours and raises serious questions about plans to make the city a pilot for security transfer to national forces. "The insurgents have taken advantage of the situation to attack the U.N. compound," said Governor Ata Mohammad Noor. He told a news conference that many in the crowd of protesters had been carrying guns. Some 27 people have already been detained over the attack, he added. Afghan police and army, who the United Nations rely on for their first line of defense, were apparently unable to control the crowd. German troops are also stationed in Balkh, and the NATO-led coalition said they had received a request for help. "Eight foreigners were killed, and two were beheaded," said Ahmadzai. A United Nations spokesman confirmed employees had been killed but declined to comment on numbers of dead or their nationalities. He said the attack would not push the United Nations out of Afghanistan. "We need to secure our colleagues in Mazar-i-Sharif. It's not a question of us pulling out. The U.N. is here to stay," said spokesman Kieran Dwyer. Staffan De Mistura, the top U.N. diplomat in Afghanistan, has flown to Mazar-i-Sharif to handle the situation personally. The Russian chief of the mission in the city, Pavel Yershov, was injured in the attack but is now in hospital, Russian state television said, quoting an embassy spokesman. Russia called on the Afghan government and international forces to "take all necessary measures" to protect U.N. workers in a statement issued by the foreign ministry after the attack. Romania's foreign ministry said preliminary information suggested a Romanian citizen was among the dead, and condemned the attack. US. President Barack Obama and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen also condemned the attack. DEADLIEST ATTACK? 1 2 Next World Afghanistan United Nations Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (24) RudyHaugeneder wrote: . Having read the posts on various Western news sites and discovering how well the Koran-burning pastor and the resulting Afghanistan killing of UN employees today worked toward inflaming already overwhelming hatred of anything Muslim, I’m actually shocked. Sounds like a majority of people are heck bent for a worldwide religious war. I wonder, when the shooting and killing starts, if they are ready to become Christian martyrs in a new Crusade? Apr 01, 2011 4:06pm EDT -- Report as abuse alfl wrote: The fault is not in the Koran. The fault is in the believers in the Koran who go on murderous rampages, incited by criminal Imans. The preacher in the mosque who incited these vandals to murder and his blind followers are the ones who need to be found guilty, not the burner of a piece of paper (which he bought and therefore owns). Apr 01, 2011 4:30pm EDT -- Report as abuse verfasser wrote: Makes me proud to be an atheist. 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