Norwegian journalist shot dead in Kabul

Norwegian journalist Carsten Thomassen of the newspaper Dagbladet has been murdered by the Taliban in a Kabul hotel. He was among the press corps accompanying Norway's foreign minister on a visit to Afghanistan on Monday. Several people were shot when terrorists stormed the hotel. Thomassen, 38, ws said tby the minister to have been "one of Norway's most outstanding journalists." (Via Aftenposten)