Thousands of angry protesters tried to enter Afghanistan's presidential palace Wednesday as a march over the brutal murders of seven minority Hazaras turned violent, NBC News reported.
Presidential palace guards in Kabul fired in the air in an attempt to block the protesters demanding government action to halt sectarian violence following the beheadings of seven Hazaras by suspected ISIS-linked militants.
There was no immediate confirmation of casualties, though Afghanistan's TOLO News reported eight people were injured.
The bodies of victims — three women, a child and four men — were carried through the streets of Kabul by thousands of angry demonstrators on Wednesday calling for justice and bearing grisly images of the dead.
