Police Recruit Kills Spanish Trainers

An Afghan police recruit killed two Spanish trainers and an Afghan translator on Wednesday before being shot dead, the New York Times reports.

The incident at a base in Badghis province prompted nearby villagers to protest outside the Spanish-run Provincial Reconstruction Team training center, Afghan police said.

Accounts of the incident vary.

Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said the shooting took place during a class. The slain Spaniards were Guardia...