Swedish Reporter Shot Dead in Afghanistan
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TEMPO.CO, Kabul - Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Swedish journalist in broad daylight at the Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, underlining the country's growing insecurity prior to the scheduled elections next month.
According to CNN, the Swedish embassy identified the victim as Nils Horner, a correspondent from Swedish Sveriges Radio. He was shot dead on a street near a Lebanese restaurant in Kabul.
"Nils was one of our absolute best and most experienced correspondents and what has happened to him today is terrible. We are now trying to get as many details as we can," said Cilla Benko, director-general of Sveriges Radio, in a statement.
Nils was conducting interviews about the coming elections when he was shot in the back of his head. He was pronounced dead at a Kabul hospital.
The attack comes as Afghanistan prepares for the withdrawal of NATO forces and presidential elections scheduled for April 5, 2014. The Taliban have threatened to attack anyone who take part in the elections.
CNN | ANINGTIAS JATMIKA
