Man arrested as 20 killed in anti-Koran burning riot at UN compound

Afghan police tonight arrested the suspected mastermind behind a "brutal" attack on a UN compound in the country which has killed around 20 people.

Man arrested as 20 killed in anti-Koran burning riot at UN compound

Afghan police tonight arrested the suspected mastermind behind a "brutal" attack on a UN compound in the country which has killed around 20 people.

Some seven UN staff are thought to be among the dead following the violence at the compound in Mazar-e Sharif, in the north of the country.

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