DHAKA: At least one person was killed and four wounded on Saturday when angry demonstrators tried to storm the Iranian consulate in western Afghanistan during a protest over visas, officials said.

Around 200 protestors took to the streets of Herat city and tried to attack the consulate with rocks and sticks, deputy provincial police chief Abdul Hamid Hamidi told media, reports The Straits Times.

‘The police tried to stop them, but they attacked the police. One person was killed and several wounded in the clash,’ he said, adding that the police were investigating.

An official at Herat central hospital told media that four wounded people had been admitted.

BDST: 1453 HRS, SEPT 07, 2013
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