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Jalalabad, Mar 3 (EFE/EPA).- Afghan police on Wednesday said they had arrested a suspected Taliban militant, allegedly involved in the killing of three women TV anchors even as the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the murders a day ago.The three media workers were gunned down on Tuesday and buried this afternoon amid a pall of gloom and fear that has engulfed their friends and families in the eastern city of Jalalabad.“Police have arrested Qari Basir, the planner and attacker of the assault on the three employees of the Enikass Radio Television," Nangarhar police press office told EFE. (Camera: GHULAMULLAH HABIBI).SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE HOSPITAL WHERE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK RECEIVED TREATMENT ON MARCH 2 AND THE FUNERAL OF SADIA SADAT, ONE OF THE THREE AFGHAN JOURNALISTS OF ENIKASS RADIO TELEVISION NETWORK WHO WAS KILLED IN THE ATTACK.
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