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Afghanistan |
15 killed in Afghan suicide blast, shoot-out |
2008-09-07 |
![]() The suicide bomber penetrated the office in Zaranj, the capital of the southwestern province of Nimroz, said police Chief Mohammad Ayub Badakhshi. Six people died in the blast, including a provincial state attorney. The bomber entered the compound pretending to be a beggar, said Ghulam Dastagir Azad, the provincial governor. Elsewhere in Nimroz, Taliban militants attacked a police checkpoint, killing two police, Azad said. He said seven Taliban fighters also were killed in the exchange. |
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