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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (1) Full Focus Editor's choice A selection of our top photos from the past 24 hours. Full Article Follow Reuters Two U.N. staff killed in Afghanistan were beheaded: police Tweet Share this MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - At least eight foreign U.N. workers were killed, two of them beheaded, on Friday in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif after a demonstration against the burning of Korans by a U.S. preacher, a regional... Email Print Related News Russia calls on Afghan government, coalition to protect U.N. 11:37am EDT Analysis & Opinion Standing on the warfront: when sport divides India and Pakistan Frictions seen easing in troubled U.N. human rights body Related Topics World » Afghanistan » United Nations » MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan | Fri Apr 1, 2011 11:39am EDT MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - At least eight foreign U.N. workers were killed, two of them beheaded, on Friday in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif after a demonstration against the burning of Korans by a U.S. preacher, a regional police spokesman said. "Eight foreigners were killed and two were beheaded," said Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai, a police spokesman for the northern region. Over a thousand protesters had flooded into the streets of the normally peaceful city after Friday prayers, and after two or three hours violence broke out. A small group attacked the U.N. compound, throwing stones and climbing on blast barriers to try and enter. A police source, who declined to be named as he was not authorized to speak to the media, said protesters had stormed into the compound where they attacked the victims. The chief of the mission in the city was wounded but survived, and the dead included employees of Norwegian, Romanian and Swedish nationalities, he added. A United Nations spokesman confirmed that there had been deaths of personnel at the mission in Mazar-i-Sharif but declined to give further details, saying the situation on the ground was still confusing. Staffan De Mistura, the top U.N. representative in Afghanistan, was heading to Mazar-i-Sharif to handle the matter personally, he added. Thousands of demonstrators marched through western Herat city and around 200 in Kabul, but there was no violence at either protest. (Reporting by Mohammad Bashir, Editing by Jeremy Laurence) 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 (1) JamVee wrote: I’m not sure why we remain in that country! Trying to “nation build” there, is like trying to train a crocodile to crochet. You simply cannot reason with people who are willing to kill you over a book. Do they see Islam as so weak that it cannot survive without the intervention of it’s, followers(mere mortals) to protect it? Apr 01, 2011 11:26am EDT -- Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment Social Stream (What's this?) © Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters Editorial Editions: Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom United States Reuters Contact Us Advertise With Us Help Journalism Handbook Archive Site Index Video Index Reader Feedback Mobile Newsletters RSS Podcasts Widgets Your View Analyst Research Thomson Reuters Copyright Disclaimer Privacy Professional Products Professional Products Support Financial Products About Thomson Reuters Careers Online Products Acquisitions Monthly Buyouts Venture Capital Journal International Financing Review Project Finance International PEhub.com PE Week FindLaw Reuters on Facebook Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

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