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Karen Fischer and Christian Struwe were on a private

research trip in Afghanistan, on the way to the historic site

of the Buddha statues of Bamiyan, where the Taliban blew DEATH

up the cultural heritage site in March 2001.

The two journalists had pitched a tent off to the side of the

road to sleep for the night. Around 1:30 a.m., from four to six

armed men with AK-47 rifles approached their tent and

shot them. Their rented car also was shot. Afterward, the

attackers escaped on foot. There didn't seem to be any sign

that they were robbed. The bodies were found by villagers,

who had heard the gunshots, a few minutes later. Police

arrested six men and interrogated them shortly afterward.