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Taliban kidnap local construction workers

Politics Materials 29 January 2009 11:36 (UTC +04:00)

Afghanistan, Kabul, Jan. 29 / Trend , A. Hakimi /

Unknown gunmen abducted a local construction company engineer and 9 workers in the Rubat Sangi district, the Interior Ministry said.

The workers were building a police station in the region.

According to a security official in Herat, the Taliban also burned an oil tanker during the incident.

Police Chief Ikramudden Yawer said security forces have been sent to surround the region.

Self-proclaimed Taliban spokesman in Herat Abdul Manan accepted responsibility and said other vehicles were also built.

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