Karzai spokesman on election probe

A panel probing fraud claims in the Afghan election has found Hamid Karzai did not gain enough valid votes for an outright win, the BBC understands.

In its much-anticipated report, the UN-backed Electoral Complaints Commission ordered that ballots from 210 polling stations be discounted.

Hamid Karzai's spokesman Waheed Omar gave his reaction to the report, which leaves the president with the prospect of a runoff vote against rival Abdullah Abdullah.