One person was killed in a shooting at a restaurant in New Jersey.

One person was killed and six injured in a shooting that occurred at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in New Jersey. This was reported on April 12 by the New York Post (NYP) newspaper, citing sources.

"In New Jersey, there was a mass shooting at a Chick-fil-A restaurant, as a result of which one person was killed," the publication says.

It is specified that the people who opened fire fired about seven shots, after which they fled the scene. Law enforcement agencies are currently searching for criminals.

As noted by the Attorney General of the state Jennifer Davenport, the incident is "not a random act of violence." She added that there is currently no threat to the public.

"Local law enforcement agencies, led by the Union County Prosecutor's Office, are conducting an investigation," she said in a statement on Twitter. Twitter).

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After the incident, the Investigative Committee opened three criminal cases.

The Ariana News portal reported on April 10 that in the Afghan province of Herat, unidentified armed men on motorcycles opened fire with automatic weapons at vacationers in a park in the Injil district, as a result of which seven people were killed. The incident occurred in the village of Gabarzun. According to eyewitnesses, the attackers first separated the men from the crowd of vacationers and shot them in front of their wives and children.

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