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| Swedish journalist killed in Afghanistan | |
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| KABUL—A Swedish journalist was shot and killed in Kabul on Tuesday, a brazen attack that many worry reflects the growing danger for foreigners in Afghanistan’s capital. | KABUL—A Swedish journalist was shot and killed in Kabul on Tuesday, a brazen attack that many worry reflects the growing danger for foreigners in Afghanistan’s capital. |
| Nils Horner, 52, was gunned down in a neighborhood populated by western NGOs, embassies and journalists. It’s the same area where 21 people, mostly foreigners, were killed when a Lebanese restaurant was attacked in January. | Nils Horner, 52, was gunned down in a neighborhood populated by western NGOs, embassies and journalists. It’s the same area where 21 people, mostly foreigners, were killed when a Lebanese restaurant was attacked in January. |
| According to a statement released by Afghan police, Horner was sitting in a vehicle with his translator when he was shot. | According to a statement released by Afghan police, Horner was sitting in a vehicle with his translator when he was shot. |
| "Police are continuing to their efforts to arrest the culprits of the incident," police said in a statement. | "Police are continuing to their efforts to arrest the culprits of the incident," police said in a statement. |
| Horner, the South Asia correspondent for the Swedish radio station Sveriges Radio had previously been based in New York and London, according to the station’s Web site. He had only recently arrived in Kabul. | Horner, the South Asia correspondent for the Swedish radio station Sveriges Radio had previously been based in New York and London, according to the station’s Web site. He had only recently arrived in Kabul. |
| No one has been arrested and the Taliban have not yet claimed responsibility for the attack. | No one has been arrested and the Taliban have not yet claimed responsibility for the attack. |
| He was “a legend,” said Swedish journalist Terese Cristiansson, “one of the best we have ever had.” | He was “a legend,” said Swedish journalist Terese Cristiansson, “one of the best we have ever had.” |
| “The only thing he always wanted and talked about was being in the field,” she said. | “The only thing he always wanted and talked about was being in the field,” she said. |
| Sayed Salahuddin contributed to this story. | Sayed Salahuddin contributed to this story. |