Ten people died Saturday in new protests against a Koran burning in the US, a day after seven UN staff were killed by a mob in the worst attack on the world body in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion.
The fresh protests began in the centre of the main southern city of Kandahar and spread as police clashed with crowds marching towards the UN offices and provincial administration headquarters, witnesses said.
Police had fired into the air to try to deter thousands of protesters heading towards the buildings, an AFP reporter at the scene said.
Smoke was rising from different parts of the city as protesters burned cars and tyres. More...
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