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Blast near US Afghan air base
At least three people have been killed in an explosion close to a United States air base in Afghanistan. Witnesses said the blast happened in a house by the Bagram military base north of the capital, Kabul. "About 15 people are still inside, but I cannot say if they are dead or injured," a US official said. Too dangerous to get close. Investigators are trying to establish what caused the explosion. US firefighters and doctors rushed to the scene, while Afghan soldiers cordoned off the area. The house was virtually destroyed by the explosion. Neighbouring houses were also badly damaged, AFP news agency reported. Small blasts followed the main explosion and unconfirmed reports said there appeared to be ammunition stored in the house. Itâs a Afghan house, of course there was ammo stored there. Sounds like either a "work accident" or somebody was using land mines to hold the shelves for their stereo system. The stuff that didnât go up with the initial blast is still cooking off. "There are still bodies lying on the ground and people inside but we canât go to rescue them," the agency quoted a villager as saying. Nasty. Posted by: Steve 2003-09-19 |
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