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Afghanistan |
Rocket Attack Claims Three Lives in Kabul |
2009-09-08 |
[Quqnoos] A rocket hit a residential house in western Kabul overnight, killing three civilians and wounding two others, according to police The rocket landed in Kabul at around 9:00pm on Sunday, killing a married couple and their child, Col Sayed Ghafar, head of the Kabul Police Criminal Department, said. Two other missiles struck an already-destroyed building in the neighbourhood, causing no further damage. The rockets were fired from the Paghman area, a mountain resort in the western outskirts of Kabul, a police official said. No groups, including the Taliban, have claimed immediate responsibility for the attack. Kabul has been under frequent missile strikes recently, but they have rarely caused casualties. |
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