8 U.N. staff killed in Mazar-e Sharif Afghanistan

Eight United Nations staffers were killed Friday in an attack on a U.N. building in Mazar-e Sharif, in northern Afghanistan, a regional police spokesman said.

According to a Friday statement by Dan McNorton of the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan: "We can confirm that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) operations centre in Mazar-i-Sharif, in northern Afghanistan has been attacked today following a demonstration. We can also confirm that there have been United Nations personnel deaths. The situation is still confusing and we are currently working to ascertain all the facts and take care of all our staff. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Staffan de Mistura, is on his way to Mazar-i-Sharif now to deal with the situation personally on the ground."

Source: http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/01/8-u-n-staff-killed-in-mazar-e-sharif/