Briton, S. African slain in Kabul violence

KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Three people, including foreigners from Britain and South Africa, were slain Saturday during a gunfight in the Afghanistan capital Kabul, officials said.

The victims were identified as a British man, a South African man and Afghan guard, all killed in the crossfire of a gun battle near the presidential palace in Kabul, CNN reported.

The fight reportedly was outside a DHL courier office in Kabul's Sher Pur area, where many foreigners have their homes, the BBC said.

The slayings come days after another foreigner, identified as international aid worker Gayle Williams, 34, a dual British-South African citizen, was shot to death. Taliban militants claimed they killed her because she was working with a Christian group, the British broadcaster said.