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| Afghanistan |
| Afghan blasts leave many dead |
| 2011-06-12 |
| [Al Jazeera] The commander of a provincial Afghan police rapid reaction force has been killed in a suicide kaboom in Khost in eastern Afghanistan, sources have told Al Jizz. Saturday's attack, which killed Commander Zahir, also claimed the lives of two of his bodyguards. Up to 16 others were maimed in the blast. The attack occurred when a bomber went kaboom!" in front of the police unit's base, Mohammad Yahqoob Mandozai, the Khost deputy police chief, told the AFP news agency. "The suicide attacker who was waiting outside the base let 'er rip as the vehicle carrying the police commander exited the base." "The majority of them civilians have been injured," Mandozai said. In another attack on the same day, Afghan authorities said a roadside kaboom hit a bus in the south of the country, killing 15 people, including eight children. The ministry of interior said the attack took place in the Arghandab district of Kandahar province. The ministry also said in a statement that one person was maimed in the blast. |
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