Protest in Afghanistan over Quran desecration in Iraq turns violent

(CNN) - A protest Thursday outside a NATO base in western Afghanistan against the Quran desecration incident in Iraq turned violent and led to the deaths of two civilians and a soldier from the international force, a spokesman for the alliance's military in Kabul told CNN.

Maj. Martin O'Donnell, a spokesman for NATO's International Security Assistance Force, (ISAF) said the incident occurred at the Chaghcharan Airfield in Ghor province.

One ISAF soldier and seven civilians were also wounded, he said.

O'Donnell said that initial reports indicated that locals were killed by Afghan National Police when they fired on violent protesters. Rocks were thrown and tents inside the airfield were set on fire, he said.

However, O'Donnell said protesters did not enter the compound.