Afghan ‘spy’ beheaded

Published February 21, 2007

MIRAMSHAH, Feb 20: Masked men beheaded an alleged Afghan spy in public and also chopped off his hands and feet near a security checkpoint in Miramshah, North Waziristan Agency, on Monday, eyewitnesses said on Tuesday.

They said the masked men brought the Afghan, identified as Nek Amal Jan, to the site near the Dirdoni checkpoint, about two kilometres north of Miramshah, and slaughtered him in public.

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