BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhuanet)-- The Government of
Afghanistan declared a six-hour curfew in the capital Kabul Monday after one of
the worst riots broke out across the city since the fall of the Taliban in
2001.
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Afghan people look at a burning
police vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 29, 2006. (Xinhua/AFP
Photo) |
The riot was stirred by a road accident involving a
U.S. military truck reportedly slamming into civilian vehicles.
The fatal accident took place in Sarai Shamali, some 10 km
north of the Presidential Palace, and killed at least 25 and damaged 15 civilian
vehicles, according to eyewitnesses.
The U.S. military has expressed its sorrow and
accepted responsibility after the bloody road accident.
However, the locals of Kabul gathered and started
stoning the troops Monday.
The riot soon snowballed with demonstrators torching
buildings and scores of police posts as well as trying to force their way into
compounds for the United Nations office and massing near the U.S. embassy.
Meanwhile, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has
expressed his deep sad over the traffic accident, by saying that the government
of Afghanistan is the sole protector of the lives and property of Afghans,
and called on his people to exercise restraint.
At least eight people have been killed and more than
100 injured in riots. The toll and number of injured are expected to
rise. Enditem
(Agencies)
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