stranded
after a wave of communal violence in June.
United States military has said the two of its soldiers have been shot dead in Afghanistan by a man wearing Afghan police uniform. It's the latest in a series of insider attacks against international troops. It happened in the southern Uruzgan province. A spokeswoman said it wasn't clear whether the attacker was a member of the Afghan police or had worn the uniform to get close to the Americans.
A policeman in New York has been charged with plotting to kidnap, rape and kill women and then eat them. Detectives have said they've found details of more than 100 women on the computer of Gilberto Valle. In the event, no one was harmed. Barbra Plett reports.
The ghoulish story of Gilberto Valle has shocked hardened lawenforcement officials here. Acting on a tip off, the FBI searched his computer and found E-mails and other electronic messages about schemes to abduct and
cannibalize
women. He'd allegedly create records of at least 100 potential victims getting some of the information illegally from a Federal crime database. In one reported online exchange with a co-conspirator, Mr Valle discusses how best to cook an identified woman and whether she'd fit into his oven. He didn't get a chance to act on the plan, but he did get as far as meeting her for lunch. Barbara Plett.
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