Helmand tribal elder shot dead
24 October, 2012
KABUL: An Afghan tribal elder was shot dead by gunmen while he was praying in a mosque in southern Helmand province, local officials said.
Haji Abdul Samad, a powerful tribal elder in the Garm Ser district, was in the mosque when gunmen opened fire on him, district governor Ayoub Omr said.
"Gunmen shot him while he was praying in a mosque. During the shooting he got serious injures and the foreign troops took him to an Isaf hospital in the compound for treatment. But he died," Omr said.
The elder's son Daoud Farhang is a member of provincial High Peace Council, he said. Police have started an investigation to capture the suspects, he added.
No group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the incident.
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