Saturday August 20, 2016
Herat City (BNA) A religious cleric was assassinated by unidentified gunmen in western Herat province late yesterday.
Mohammad Shafiq Shirzay in-charge of central hospital of Herat said BNA correspondent, Oluwi a 45-year-old Imam of a mosque was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Charsonak region, Herat city.
Oluwi before reaching to hospital took his lives, Shirzay added
Meanwhile, police officials started searching to identify and capture the perpetrators of the incident.
According to another report, 26 civilians were wounded following traffic accidents occurred in various parts of Herat province in the past 24 hours.
The health conditions of two injured persons of the incidents are not satisfactory, Shirzay concluded.