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UNHCR official abducted

Gunmen abducted an American official of the UN refugee agency yesterday after shooting dead his driver in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, police said.

Police identified the official as John Solecki, head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Quetta. He was on his way to his office when gunmen intercepted his vehicle and opened fire.