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Reports: Afghan U.N. Office Attacked During Protest Of Pastors' Quran Burning

Eric Lach | April 1, 2011, 11:45AM

A vegetable market in Mazar-i-Sharif, in Northern Afghanistan

Several U.N. workers were killed Friday in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Reports indicate that a demonstration against the burning of a Quran by American pastors turned violent. There are conflicting reports about the number of people killed, and a U.N. spokesperson has issued a statement confirming the attack, while calling the incident "still confusing."

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