An Afghan security force member checks a vehicle following a shooting attack that killed three Spanish nationals on the previous day in Bamyan City, central Afghanistan's Bamyan Province, May 18, 2024. (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua)
BAMYAN, Afghanistan, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a shooting attack in central Afghanistan's Bamyan province on Friday has risen to six, including three Spanish nationals and three Afghans, a local police official said Saturday.
Two Afghans succumbed to their injuries after being treated in hospital, provincial police spokesperson Muhammad Khawani Rasa said.
Among the injured are four foreign nationals from Spain, Norway, Australia and Lithuania, along with one Afghan, who are still receiving medical treatment, Rasa said.
Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the attack, the Ministry of Interior Affairs spokesperson Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani said on social media Friday.■