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KABUL: : Suspected Taliban militants on Sunday shot dead a leading Islamic cleric in southern Afghanistan, an official said. Maulvi Abdullah Fayyaz, chief of Kandahar's Islamic Council, was killed in front of his office by unidentified gunmen, deputy police chief General Mohamed Salim said. Maulvi Fayyaz was a top Islamic cleric in Kandahar province. He was known as a close supporter of President Hamid Karzai. A purported spokesman of the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a telephone call from an unknown location.
Gunmen kill 11
Meanwhile, gunmen fired at a vehicle in eastern Afghanistan, killing 11 civilians in what was believed to be a personal dispute, officials said on Sunday. The shooting occurred in Kunar province on Friday, said Dad Mohammed Rasa, an official at the Ministry of Interior in the capital, Kabul. He said police were investigating the killing and no one had been arrested.
Video of hostage
A private television station in Afghanistan on Sunday aired a brief video showing an Italian aid worker kidnapped 13 days ago. The video broadcast by Tolo TV showed Clementina Cantoni (32), in a sitting position wrapped in a blanket. Two armed men with their faces covered pointed guns at her head. ``I am Clementina and today is 28,'' Ms. Cantoni said on the video. She was dragged from her car by armed gunmen on May 16 in Kabul. The identity of the suspected kidnappers remained hazy after various media organisations have received conflicting demands for Ms. Cantoni's release. — AP/AGENCIES
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