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Splodydope kills 9 in attack on Afghan troops |
2005-09-29 |
KABUL - A suicide bomber dressed in an army uniform rammed his motorcycle into a fleet of buses carrying Afghan army officers in the capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least nine people and wounding 28, officials said. The Taleban claimed responsibility for the Defence Ministry spokesman Zahir Azimi said 10 people had been killed, including the Four minibuses that had been carrying soldiers were burned in the attack, witnesses said. Mohammad Akbar, the police chief of the eastern city district where the blast took place, said the attacker struck the buses in the car park of the training centre. Witness Mohammad Gul, 32, said he saw a motorcyclist ride into the car park. âSuddenly there was a huge explosion. It was deafening and I still canât hear properly,â he said. |
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