Death toll from road accident in Afghanistan rises to 25

    KABUL, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a road accident involving a U.S. military convoy and Afghan civilians reached 25 on Monday.

    The fatal accident, which took place in Sarai Shamali, some 10 km north of the Presidential Palace, also damaged 15 civilian vehicles, according to eyewitnesses.

    Dozens others were also wounded in the accident.

    Officials are yet to make any comment.

    Afghan police cordoned off the area and were attempting to calm down more than 2,000 angry protesters gathered at the site.

    Eyewitness at the site say that the protesters set some police post on fire and damaged police vans.

    To control the situation, the police opened fire in the air to disperse the crowd. Enditem