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| 8 police killed, 10 hurt in Afghan suicide blast |
| 2007-04-15 |
| KHOST: A suicide bomber on Saturday blew himself up at the gate of a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least eight policemen and wounding 10 others, police and medics said. The attack in the eastern province of Khost is the latest in a wave of Iraq-style suicide bombings which have rocked Afghanistan in recent months. Police had initially said some civilians were also among those killed but later said there were no civilian casualties in the attack. A police witness said he saw the suicide bomber arriving at the gate and then there was an explosion. “Eight policeman were killed and 10 others were injured,” said the witness, Salahuddin, who like many Afghans uses only one name. He said the man who was on foot tried to enter the police headquarters but the guards stopped him. He then blew himself up. “I saw him trying to enter the base. Our policemen guarding the gate stopped him and he blew himself up right at the gate,” Salahuddin said. |
| Posted by:Fred |