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Journalists killed in Afghanistan Journalists killed in Afghanistan
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Two German journalists have been killed by unidentified attackers in northern Afghanistan in an overnight attack. Two German journalists, killed by unidentified attackers in an overnight attack in Afghanistan, have been named.
The two, from international broadcaster Deutsche Welle, were shot while travelling from Baghlan province to Bamiyan province, officials said. Karen Fischer, 30, and Christian Struwe, 38, worked for international broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
The identities of the dead man and woman have not yet been released. They were apparently in the country working on a documentary. The pair were shot in the early hours of Saturday while en route from Baghlan province to Bamiyan province in the north of the country.
The pair were killed in their tent in the early hours of Saturday. They were killed in their tent, and were apparently in Afghanistan working on a documentary.
Zemarai Bashary, an interior ministry spokesman, said the journalists had been attacked while camping in Baghlan en route to Bamiyan. "They were shot dead with AK-47s," Zemarai Bashary, an interior ministry spokesman, told AFP news agency.
"They were shot dead with AK-47s," he told AFP news agency.
Berlin condemned the attack.Berlin condemned the attack.
"This heinous crime must be solved and the perpetrators brought before justice," Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a statement."This heinous crime must be solved and the perpetrators brought before justice," Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a statement.
He said it would strengthen Germany's resolve to support a democratic government in Kabul.He said it would strengthen Germany's resolve to support a democratic government in Kabul.
In 2001, German journalist Volker Handloik was killed along with two French colleagues in a Taleban ambush in Afghanistan.In 2001, German journalist Volker Handloik was killed along with two French colleagues in a Taleban ambush in Afghanistan.