MOSCOW, April 24 (RIA Novosti) – Three US citizens were shot dead Thursday when an Afghan policeman opened fire on staff at a Kabul hospital run by a US charity, the US embassy in Kabul said.
“With great sadness we confirm that three Americans were killed in the attack on CURE Hospital," the embassy said via Twitter. “No other information will be released at this time."
All three victims were staff at the hospital.
Police detained the gunman, who had been injured in the incident, outside the hospital. The motive behind the attack was not immediately clear, the report said.