KANDAHAR, Jan 7: Unidentified gunmen killed 12 ethnic minority Hazaras in southern Afghanistan in the latest spate of violence in the volatile region, an official said on Wednesday.
The Hazaras were travelling in a vehicle when they came under attack in Baghran district of Helmand province on Tuesday night, said Haji Mohammad Wali, spokesman for the province's governor.
"All together there were 13 Hazara people in the car when the attack happened. Twelve people died on the spot and only one of them survived the incident," Wali said.
The victims were residents of neighbouring Uruzgan province, where tension has reportedly erupted recently between some Hazaras and ethic Pashtuns, the largest clan of Afghanistan.-Reuters
