Kabul, Jumada II 12, 1438, Mar 11, 2017, SPA -- At least eight local police officers have been killed in an insider attack in the southern Afghan province of Zabul, officials said Saturday. According to dpa, two officers turned their guns on their own colleagues at a local police checkpoint in LoyShor village, Shinkay district overnight, according to Haji Asadullah Kakar, a Zabul provincial council member. "Taking the guns, ammunitions and a vehicle they fled the area and joined Taliban," Kakar said, adding that it appeared the attackers already had connections with the group. Confirming the death of eight local police officers, Gul Islam Sial, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said security officials were investigating the incident. --SPA 09:28 LOCAL TIME 06:28 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w350533