Afghan police officer wanted for death of Nato officers

Afghan police intelligence officer Abdul Saboor, 25, fled the interior ministry in Kabul on Saturday and is wanted for the killing of two senior US Nato officers.

All Nato personnel were withdrawn from Afghan ministries following the attack.

Counter-terrorism officials said Saboor was the main suspect in the killings and his relatives in Kabule were detained after his family home in north-east Parwan was raided overnight.

Saboor had served in a number of Afghan ministries including the interior ministry and was responsible for security arrangements.

He had access to several secure radio communications channels used by the ministries and is considered a main suspect after fleeing the scene.

The senior US Nato officers were killed on the fifth day of fatal protests started after US soldiers burned copies of the Koran.

Officials said that the books were burned accidentally after US personnel placed them in a rubbish incinerator at Bagram air base.

The Koran is considered by Muslims to be the literal word of God and each book is treated with great respect.

US President Barack Obama apologised for the burning incident and said the Koran books were inadvertently mishandled.

But, Nato’s commander in Afghanistan Gen John Allen said the shooting was an act of cowardice and the person responsible will not go unpunished.