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15/08/2007
British Security Worker Shot Dead In Afghanistan
A British man working for a private security firm in Afghanistan has been killed, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
The unnamed man is understood to have worked for ArmorGroup. He was shot dead in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday.
No further details have been released about the man.
ArmorGroup is a private security group, which provides protection for those working on reconstruction projects in Afghanistan. The company has around 1,200 staff in the country.
(KMcA/SP)
The unnamed man is understood to have worked for ArmorGroup. He was shot dead in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday.
No further details have been released about the man.
ArmorGroup is a private security group, which provides protection for those working on reconstruction projects in Afghanistan. The company has around 1,200 staff in the country.
(KMcA/SP)
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