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| Afghan diplomat shot dead inside Karachi consulate | Afghan diplomat shot dead inside Karachi consulate |
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| An Afghan diplomat has been shot dead by a security guard at the country's consulate in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi. | An Afghan diplomat has been shot dead by a security guard at the country's consulate in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi. |
| Local media identified the dead man as the consulate's third secretary. | Local media identified the dead man as the consulate's third secretary. |
| A statement from the Afghan embassy in Islamabad did not confirm the diplomat's identity but said the private security guard was Afghan. | A statement from the Afghan embassy in Islamabad did not confirm the diplomat's identity but said the private security guard was Afghan. |
| No motive for the attack was given. Police have deployed in the Clifton district area around the consulate. | No motive for the attack was given. Police have deployed in the Clifton district area around the consulate. |
| A police official told Reuters news agency the guard had been arrested. | A police official told Reuters news agency the guard had been arrested. |
| Police say he opened fire following a dispute between the two men. |