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| Afghanistan |
| Afghan bus blast ’kills 15’ |
| 2003-08-13 |
| An explosion has torn through a minibus in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, killing at least 15 people, reports say. Six children and one woman were amongst those killed, say local officials. The blast happened 30 kilometres from the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah, in Nadi Ali district. Officials say the explosion was probably caused when a bomb being carried by one of the passengers blew up prematurely. Maybe, or the bus might have been the target. They are blaming former Taliban members for the incident. The administrative chief of Helmand Province, Ghulam Mahaiuddin, told reporters the bomb may have been intended to disrupt Afghan independence celebrations, which are due to take place in Lashkar Gah next week. "Six of the dead were children, eight were men and one was a woman," said Mr Mahaiuddin. "They are killing innocent people." That’s what terrorists do. Meanwhile, Afghan troops say they have killed at least eight suspected militants in a shoot-out in Khost Province near the border with Pakistan. Where else? And in the capital, Kabul, two students were killed and another injured in an explosion in a house in western Kabul. Police say the students were Taliban or al-Qaeda sympathisers who were planning to attack targets in the capital. Work accident, evolution at work. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #5 That's in the 'Wherez my roof' section of Kabul... |
| Posted by: Raj 2003-8-13 11:32:35 AM |
| #4 Two university students were killed and one wounded in Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday when a bomb they were making - apparently in preparation for a terrorist attack - exploded by accident, police said. The incident occurred at one of the students' home in western Kabul, said deputy police chief Khalil Aminzada. The wounded student was reportedly in a coma at one of the city's hospitals, Aminzada said. No arrests were made. An arrest would be a bit redundent, unless he wakes up. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-8-13 10:29:50 AM |
| #3 Those final exams are a killer... |
| Posted by: seafarious 2003-8-13 10:14:57 AM |
| #2 They died with their turbans on... |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-8-13 9:51:29 AM |
| #1 students huh? Call it a learning experience. Our condolences to the landlord about his loss |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-8-13 9:35:25 AM |