Two killed for ‘spying’

Published September 18, 2008

LANDI KOTAL, Sept 17: An Afghan national and another man were killed in the Khyber tribal region on charges of spying for the US forces. According to local people, the body of Afghan national Zainullah was found in a marble factory in Landi Kotal and of the unidentified man near Sakhi Bridge in Jamrud tehsil.

They said notes found near the bodies accused them of spying for the Americans.

Meanwhile, a Khasadar employee was gunned down near the firing range in Jamrud. The body of Shamsheer Khan was found lying near the local tehsil office.