Four die in Kabul protest over Koran

SHOUTING “Death to America”, demonstrators angry over the alleged desecration of the Koran at Guantanamo Bay smashed car and shop windows and stoned a passing convoy of US soldiers in eastern Afghanistan.

Police opened fire on the protesters, killing four and injuring at least 71. The US troops fired into the air before quickly leaving the area, provincial intelligence chief Sardar Shah said.

The Interior Ministry said four people were killed and that the 71 injured included seven police officers. It didn’t identify the victims further. Deputy provincial health chief Mohammed Ayub Shinwari said most of the injured were students. He reported that two of the dead had been fatally shot and many of the injured had suffered gunshot wounds.