THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Two Americans, believed to be senior US army officers, were shot dead by a gunman on Saturday in a secure area deep inside one of the most high-security buildings in Afghanistan.
The shootings came after five days of protests against the burning of copies of the Muslim holy book at an American base in Afghanistan.
A Taliban spokesman immediately claimed responsibility for the shootings. A Nato source said an "aggressive search" was underway for the gunman, who was believed to be Afghan.
The two officers, a colonel and a major, were killed inside the interior ministry in Kabul, where they had been advisers working with Afghan counterparts. » | Telegraph reporter and agencies in Kabul | Saturday, February 25, 2012
