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Afghan donkey bomb kills cop
[Bangla Daily Star] A bomb strapped to the back of a donkey killed one policeman and maimed three civilians in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, officials said.The explosives were set off when the animal walked close to a police post in the volatile district of Alingar in Laghman province early in the morning, provincial front man Sarhadi Zwak told AFP. The officials blamed the attack on Talibs who have been waging an insurgency against the western-backed Kabul government since they were tossed in a US-led invasion in late 2001. Although donkey bombs are rare in Afghanistan, they are occasionally used by forces of Evil to get close to targets. Last August, a bomb strapped to a donkey blew up in the central province of Ghor killing a local police chief and injuring three others. Friday's attack came two days after nine Taliban gunnies and suicide kaboomers stormed a court complex in the western province of Farah, killing at least 46 people and wounding up to 100 more. Posted by: Fred 2013-04-06 |
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