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Gunmen kill three foreign tourists in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province

By Thomson Reuters May 17, 2024 | 11:22 AM

KABUL (Reuters) – Three foreign tourists and one Afghan citizen were killed by gunmen in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province on Friday, the interior ministry said.

Four foreign nationals and three Afghans were also injured in the attack when gunmen opened fire, said interior ministry spokesman Abdul MateenĀ Qaniee. Four people have been arrested, he said.

(Reporting by Mohammad Yunus Yawar in Kabul; Writing by Charlotte Greenfield in Delhi; Editing by Hugh Lawson)