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IED blast kills seven civilians in Afghanistan
At least seven people have been killed and three children injured when a car hit an improvised explosive device (IED) in southern Afghanistan. According to Afghan officials, the incident happened in the southern province of Kandahar on Thursday. "Seven civilians -- five women and two men -- were killed and three children aged from two to eight were wounded," AFP quoted Zalmai Ayoubi, a spokesman for the provincial administration, as saying. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. IEDs are widely used by militants in their campaign against US-led troops across Afghanistan. The International Committee of the Red Cross says the number of civilian deaths in southern Afghanistan has increased by about 20 percent this year. Posted by: Fred 2009-12-18 |
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