The number killed in the attack on the un mission could reach 20 people

"These data are revised, but the figures include not only UN staff, but hired on the spot" – the source explained. No official confirmation about the victims of the attack yet. The marchers, protesting against the burning of the Koran American pastor, on Friday attacked a UN building in Mazar-e-Sharif – the administrative center of the northern Afghan province of Balkh. Earlier, police reported 8 killed and 12 wounded. In turn, Agence France Press referring to the head of the local police reported that the victims of the attack were 11 people, eight of them – members of the UN. Among the victims – the head of mission, a citizen of the Russian Federation Pavel Ershov, his life is out of danger. American Pastor Terry Jones burned a copy of the Quran on March 20 in a church in Florida, in the presence of about 50 people. In 2010, this priest was going to bring the fire sacred to all Muslims of the book in the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks in the U.S. and urged his parishioners to do the same. His words provoked a strong reaction around the world and especially in Islamic countries, considered the performance of the pastor as a declaration of religious war. Against the plan, Jones made ​​many world leaders, prominent politicians, civic leaders and religious organizations. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has asked Jones to withdraw from these commitments, which can trigger attacks and jeopardize the lives of many Americans.