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Chinese national killed by unknown gunmen in Takhar province
Police gave the man’s name only as Li, and said the victim had been on his way to Dasht Qala in Takhar when he was shot.
Takhar Provincial Police Command said Wednesday a Chinese national was killed by unknown gunmen in Takhar Province on Tuesday night.
Police gave the man’s name only as Li, and said the victim had been on his way to Dasht Qala in Takhar when he was shot.
Mohammad Akbar Haqqani, head of press and public relations department for the police command, said in a statement that the man had decided to travel without informing authorities.
Haqqani said: “This Chinese citizen and his interpreter intended to travel for an unknown reason without informing the officials of the Chinese office and the security officials of the office. Unfortunately, he was killed by unknown gunmen on the way to Dasht Qala of Takhar province.”
He added that the man’s translator was not harmed in the incident. Haqqani stated that police have started its preliminary investigation.
No group or person has yet claimed responsibility for the incident.