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Afghan bus blast âkills 15â
An explosion has torn through a minibus in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, killing at least 15 people, reports say. Six children and one woman were amongst those killed, say local officials. The blast happened 30 kilometres from the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah, in Nadi Ali district. Officials say the explosion was probably caused when a bomb being carried by one of the passengers blew up prematurely. Maybe, or the bus might have been the target. They are blaming former Taliban members for the incident. The administrative chief of Helmand Province, Ghulam Mahaiuddin, told reporters the bomb may have been intended to disrupt Afghan independence celebrations, which are due to take place in Lashkar Gah next week. "Six of the dead were children, eight were men and one was a woman," said Mr Mahaiuddin. "They are killing innocent people." Thatâs what terrorists do. Meanwhile, Afghan troops say they have killed at least eight suspected militants in a shoot-out in Khost Province near the border with Pakistan. Where else? And in the capital, Kabul, two students were killed and another injured in an explosion in a house in western Kabul. Police say the students were Taliban or al-Qaeda sympathisers who were planning to attack targets in the capital. Work accident, evolution at work. Posted by: Steve 2003-08-13 |
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