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| Suicide blast, shootings leave four more dead in Afghanistan | |
| 2006-12-08 | |
A suicide car bomb targeting a NATO convoy in Afghanistan killed two civilians Thursday, while elsewhere a district chief and a senior policemen were killed by Taliban gunmen. The bomber struck as NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) military vehicles drove through the southern city of Kandahar, the scene of a rash of recent suicide attacks.
The innocent bystanders don't have the advantage of armored vehicles. Two dead bodies and seven injured men were taken to the Mirwais hospital in restive Kandahar after the blast, Doctor Najibullah told AFP. The interior ministry in Kabul confirmed there had been a suicide bombing but said only one civilian had been killed, while putting the number of injured people at 11. Pieces of the bomberÂ’s body were scattered around the blast site in the Chawk Madat area of the city, which was sealed off by Afghan security forces, an AFP correspondent at the scene said. "Careful there, Mahmoud! Don't step on that nose! It could be evidence!" Police were also trying to dismantle an unexploded hand grenade, which they said was left over from the car bomb, the reporter said. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. The bombing was the third suicide attack in Kandahar in as many days and the 10th since November 25 across Afghanistan. | |
| Posted by:Fred |