HERAT (Pajhwok): Unknown gunmen shot dead two clerics belonging to the Shiite community in the capital of western Herat province on Thursday.
A resident of Jibrail township in Herat city, Wahidullah, told Pajhwok unidentified gunmen shot dead the two religious scholars in Jibrail town west of Herat city.
He identified the victims as Sheikh Rajab Akhlaqi and Khadim Hussain. Hidayati.
Pajhwok made repeated attempts to get the opinion of local officials, but did not succeed.
Jibrail town is a Shiites dominated area.
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