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Afghan blast kills eight policemen, two civilians
 [Dawn] A roadside kaboom on Thursday killed at least ten people including eight coppers in the north-eastern Afghan province of Kunar, officials said.The blast in Dangam district in the troubled province bordering Pakistain hit a vehicle carrying four coppers who earlier escaped a separate roadside kaboom and were being transported for treatment for wounds sustained in that attack, Dangam district Governor Hamish Gulab Shinwari told AFP. "The four maimed coppers were put on a passing civilian vehicle by colleagues to get to a nearby clinic, but the vehicle struck another landmine laid by the Taliban," Shinwari said. Eight coppers and two civilians inside the vehicle were killed, he said. The incident and toll was confirmed by provincial Governor Fazlullah Wahidi, who said a woman on the vehicle was also seriously injured in the blast. "Unfortunately eight of our coppers and two civilian have been martyred and one woman critically injured in the incident," Wahidi told AFP. Posted by: Fred 2013-03-01 |
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