KABUL, June 29 — Afghan police clashed today with dozens of stone-throwing protesters who had gathered at a religious school on the outskirts of the capital to complain about arrests by foreign forces.
Reuters witnesses said police could be seen firing rounds in the air or ground to disperse the protesters and saw what appeared to be three lifeless bodies being carried away by a police vehicle.
The protest was at a madrassa, or religious school, in Qalacha on the southern outskirts of Kabul. Residents said US forces had caused outrage on Monday night when they entered the compound with dogs and detained several people.
A spokeswoman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for Afghanistan was checking into the report.
No foreign forces appeared involved in today’s clash, which was being handled by Afghan police.
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