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Two German journalists have been shot dead by unidentified attackers in northern Afghanistan in an overnight attack, Afghan police say. Two German journalists have been killed by unidentified attackers in northern Afghanistan in an overnight attack.
The two, a man and a woman, were killed while travelling from Baghlan province to the central province of Bamiyan, officials told Reuters news agency. The two, from international broadcaster Deutsche Welle, were shot while travelling from Baghlan province to Bamiyan province, officials said.
They were apparently in the country working on a documentary. The identities of the dead man and woman have not yet been released. They were apparently in the country working on a documentary.
Varying reports say they were either killed in their tent or in a vehicle in the early hours of Saturday. The pair were killed in their tent in the early hours of Saturday.
"Unidentified insurgents sprayed their vehicle with bullets," Baghlan's security chief, Gen Azim Hashimi, was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying. Zemarai Bashary, an interior ministry spokesman, said the journalists had been attacked while camping in Baghlan en route to Bamiyan.
There was no word about the fate of their driver. "They were shot dead with AK-47s," he told AFP news agency.
'Operating independently' Berlin condemned the attack.
Zemarai Bashary, an interior ministry spokesman, said the two journalists had been attacked while camping in Baghlan en route to Bamiyan. "This heinous crime must be solved and the perpetrators brought before justice," Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a statement.
"They were killed by unidentified people in their tent," he told AFP news agency. He said it would strengthen Germany's resolve to support a democratic government in Kabul.
"They were shot dead with AK-47s."
The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force said it had been informed of the deaths.
A spokesman, Maj Dominic Whyte, said the two had not been involved with Isaf and were "operating independently".
German media contacted by BBC News are seeking confirmation of the dead journalists' identity.
In 2001, German journalist Volker Handloik was killed along with two French colleagues in a Taleban ambush in Afghanistan.In 2001, German journalist Volker Handloik was killed along with two French colleagues in a Taleban ambush in Afghanistan.