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Bomb Destroys Bridge in Afghanistan, Killing 18
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan â A massive bomb blast exploded on Rambasi Bridge near the Kandahar on Friday, killing 18 people on a bus, deputy police chief Ustad Nazir Jan said. Another brilliant move intended to convince the populace of Afghanistan of the inherit justice of the Taliban/al Qaeda cause... While no group has taken responsibility for the explosion as of yet, Jan suspects fugitive members of the Taliban and Usama bin Laden's Al Qaeda network are responsible. Only two people on the bus lived through the bridge blast, some six miles south of Kandahar, Jan added. Jan believes Afghan soldiers were the target of the explosion, which went off barely half a mile from an Afghan army post. Soldiers from that unit are loyal to Kandahar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai and routinely patrol the area, he said. "We believe they were the target, but we are investigating," he said. Witnesses at the bridge said body parts lay on the ground around the bus, which was left a twisted and mangled hulk. Posted by: Patrick Phillips 2003-01-31 |
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