MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — At least eight foreign UN workers were killed, two of them beheaded, on Friday in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif after a demonstration against the burning of Korans by a U.S. preacher, a regional police spokesman said.
"Eight foreigners were killed and two were beheaded
A small group attacked the UN compound, throwing stones and climbing on blast barriers to try and enter.
The dead included employees of Norwegian, Romanian and Swedish nationalities.