Two stoned to death in Kabul

Published May 10, 2004

KABUL, May 9: Two foreigners, including one Swiss, were stabbed and stoned to death in Kabul, government officials said on Sunday. "There were various injuries you could see on the head caused by stones and bricks," said Ihsanullah Alimi , a doctor involved in the post-mortem.

"And there are also stab injuries on the head. And on one body, a rope seemed to have been tightened on the neck." The bodies, clothed in local shalwar (baggy trousers), long shirts and woollen hats when found, were being examined by forensic experts. -Reuters

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