RC N Watch: 16 Tote bei Bombenanschlag in Kundus

In Kundus in Nordafghanistan sind bei einem Bombenanschlag 16 Menschen ums Leben gekommen, nach bisherigen Meldungen die meisten davon afghanische Polizisten.

Die Meldung der BBC:

A suicide attack in the Afghan city of Kunduz has killed 16 people, including 11 policemen, the city’s deputy police chief says.
The attacker targeted officers who had gathered to provide security for a demonstration, he said.

Laut New York Times stand die Demonstration, die Ziel des Anschlags war, im Zusammenhang mit einer – noch immer nicht ganz geklärten – Auseinandersetzung zwischen Dorfbewohnern und afghanischen Milizen:

The demonstration, which had not yet started when the bomber struck, was called by residents of the village of Kanam, who last week lost 11 men killed by marauding militiamen who had been angered by the village’s alleged support for Taliban insurgents.

Update: AFP berichtet von 21 Toten.