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| Bomb blast in Afghanistan kills 3, hurts 48 | |
| 2007-03-02 | |
| A roadside bomb in western Afghanistan left three civilians dead and 48 wounded, including 10 children, officials said on Thursday. The blast targeted a passing police vehicle in the city of Farah, killing the civilians, wounding 10 children and dozens of construction workers, said Mohammad Qasem Bayan, the chief of public health department for Farah province.
In southern Helmand province on Wednesday, residents discovered the body of a doctor, who was kidnapped and killed by suspected Taliban militants earlier in the week, said Gen Mohammad Eisah, provinceÂ’s deputy police chief. Meanwhile, British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett visited the southern Afghan province of Helmand where thousands of British troops are deployed to fight the Taliban, a statement said. | |
| Posted by:Fred |