Militants burn down Red Crescent car in N Afghanistan

"Some staff of Red Crescent came to Charbolak district to survey needy people. They parked their car and went to a village, suddenly two persons riding motorbikes set the car on fire and made their good escape," Director of Red Crescent department in the province Asif Khirkhah told Xinhua.

    He also said there were no loss of life as the driver of the car ran away and the staff was out.

    This is the second attacks on aid workers in the relatively peaceful northern region over the past two days, Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.chinaview.cn for full version.