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| Afghan police officer sought over Kabul Nato killings | Afghan police officer sought over Kabul Nato killings |
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| An Afghan police intelligence officer is being sought over the killing of two senior US Nato officers at the interior ministry in Kabul on Saturday. | An Afghan police intelligence officer is being sought over the killing of two senior US Nato officers at the interior ministry in Kabul on Saturday. |
| Abdul Saboor, from Parwan province, was "the main suspect" and had fled the ministry following Saturday's attack, officials told the BBC. | Abdul Saboor, from Parwan province, was "the main suspect" and had fled the ministry following Saturday's attack, officials told the BBC. |
| Nato withdrew all its personnel from Afghan ministries after the shooting. | Nato withdrew all its personnel from Afghan ministries after the shooting. |
| The attack came on the fifth day of deadly protests over the burning of copies of the Koran by US soldiers. | The attack came on the fifth day of deadly protests over the burning of copies of the Koran by US soldiers. |
| At a news conference in Kabul on Sunday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the killings of the two US officers but said it was still not clear who was responsible. | At a news conference in Kabul on Sunday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the killings of the two US officers but said it was still not clear who was responsible. |
| Security clearance | Security clearance |
| The identities of the dead Nato officers have not been confirmed, but they are believed to have been an American colonel and major. | The identities of the dead Nato officers have not been confirmed, but they are believed to have been an American colonel and major. |
| Reports said the gunman opened fire in a secure room in the ministry - one of the highest security buildings in the capital - at close range. | Reports said the gunman opened fire in a secure room in the ministry - one of the highest security buildings in the capital - at close range. |
| Nato spokesman Brig Gen Carsten Jacobsen said it was "concerning" that no clear picture had emerged of what happened. | Nato spokesman Brig Gen Carsten Jacobsen said it was "concerning" that no clear picture had emerged of what happened. |
| "The interest is as big on the side of the Afghans in the Ministry of the Interior as it is on our side to quickly find out the real circumstances behind this incident," he said. | "The interest is as big on the side of the Afghans in the Ministry of the Interior as it is on our side to quickly find out the real circumstances behind this incident," he said. |
| Mr Saboor, 25, had served in several Afghan ministries and had worked at the interior ministry for some time, officials said. | Mr Saboor, 25, had served in several Afghan ministries and had worked at the interior ministry for some time, officials said. |
| He was responsible for security arrangements and had access to secure radio communication channels used by the ministries. | He was responsible for security arrangements and had access to secure radio communication channels used by the ministries. |
| His family home in the Salang valley area of Parwan province, north-east Afghanistan, was raided overnight and his relatives in Kabul detained, they said. | His family home in the Salang valley area of Parwan province, north-east Afghanistan, was raided overnight and his relatives in Kabul detained, they said. |
| "The fact that he is missing and we assume he fled, makes Abdul Saboor the main suspect for us in this case," said senior interior ministry officials. | "The fact that he is missing and we assume he fled, makes Abdul Saboor the main suspect for us in this case," said senior interior ministry officials. |
| One senior Afghan general told the BBC: ''The virus of infiltration has spread like a cancer and it needs an operation. Curing it has not helped." | One senior Afghan general told the BBC: ''The virus of infiltration has spread like a cancer and it needs an operation. Curing it has not helped." |
| Nato's commander in Afghanistan Gen John Allen said the attack had been carried out by "a coward whose actions will not go unanswered". | Nato's commander in Afghanistan Gen John Allen said the attack had been carried out by "a coward whose actions will not go unanswered". |
| He said that for "obvious force protection reasons" all International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) personnel were being withdrawn from ministries in and around Kabul. | He said that for "obvious force protection reasons" all International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) personnel were being withdrawn from ministries in and around Kabul. |
| The BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul says the withdrawal will paralyse important areas, such as technical support, intelligence sharing and many ongoing security operations. | The BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul says the withdrawal will paralyse important areas, such as technical support, intelligence sharing and many ongoing security operations. |
| It disconnects the co-ordination of the Afghan government with Isaf, says our correspondent, and could not have come at a worse time, with attacks taking place on police and army positions across several provinces. | It disconnects the co-ordination of the Afghan government with Isaf, says our correspondent, and could not have come at a worse time, with attacks taking place on police and army positions across several provinces. |
| At least 29 people have died across the country in protest over the Koran burning. | At least 29 people have died across the country in protest over the Koran burning. |
| US personnel apparently inadvertently put the books, which reports say had been confiscated from terror suspects, into a rubbish incinerator at Bagram air base, near Kabul. | US personnel apparently inadvertently put the books, which reports say had been confiscated from terror suspects, into a rubbish incinerator at Bagram air base, near Kabul. |
| Muslims consider the Koran the literal word of God and treat each book with deep reverence. | Muslims consider the Koran the literal word of God and treat each book with deep reverence. |
| Mr Karzai has appealed for calm - he said the protests had proved that Afghans were prepared to die for their religion but that they could not allow "enemies of peace" to misuse the strong sentiment. | Mr Karzai has appealed for calm - he said the protests had proved that Afghans were prepared to die for their religion but that they could not allow "enemies of peace" to misuse the strong sentiment. |
| US President Barack Obama has apologised to Mr Karzai for the incident, saying the religious material had been "inadvertently mishandled". | US President Barack Obama has apologised to Mr Karzai for the incident, saying the religious material had been "inadvertently mishandled". |
| CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story ascribed to Nato spokesman Brig Gen Carsten Jacobsen comments suggesting that after Saturday's shooting, people would have to be "looking over their shoulders" in Afghan ministries. This was an editing error which mistakenly introduced material from another source. |