According to the Washington Post, the United Nations office in Mazar-e-Sharifi, Afghanistan was stormed following a demonstration by Afghans locals who were enraged by a Florida pastor's burning of a Koran, according to Afghan officials. Thousands surged towards the UN offices to revolt.
Some people among the crowd broke into the office and attacked the staff, killing security guards and members of the U.N. mission, officials said.
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