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| Bomb Blast Kills Three Afghan Civilians |
| 2009-09-28 |
| [Quqnoos] A roadside bomb blast has killed three civilians and wounded four others in the western Afghan province of Farah on Sunday, The bomb went off earlier this morning as a civilian vehicle passed over the device in the restive district of Bala Boluk, said provincial Police Chief, Gen Mohammad Faqir Askar. Four of a family, including two children and a woman have been injured in the explosion, the official further said. Gen Askar added the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was planted to target either Afghan or international forces. No groups, including Taliban, have claimed responsibility for the attack. Farah incident is the second bombing in western Afghanistan today which leaves civilian casualties. In early hours of Sunday, a suicide bomber attacked a convoy of Afghan minister of energy in Farah's neighbouring province of Herat that killed at least 4 civilians and hurt a dozen more. Minister Mohammad Ismael Khan has survived the attempt on his life. |
| Posted by:Fred |