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Seven dead in suicide car bombing in Kandahar
Seven people were killed Sunday in a suicide car bomb attack on police headquarters in Kandahar, the interior ministry said. Three policemen and four civilians died in the explosion in the car park, while nine other people were wounded.The statement from the interior ministry said, "At around noon today, a suicide car bomber detonated his explosive-packed car in district one of Kandahar that killed seven, including three police and four civilians and wounded nine others." Kandahar governor Tooryalai Weesa also said there were seven deaths, but said five of those were police and gave an injured toll of 19, including 13 women and children. Blood-splattered merchandise from nearby market stalls lay scattered on the ground after the attack, which destroyed four police cars and damaged nearby buildings. Posted by: ryuge 2012-02-05 |
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