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| 8 People Killed in Afghan Suicide Attack |
| 2011-02-19 |
| [Tolo News] At least 8 people including a policeman were killed on Friday in a suicide kaboom in eastern Khost province, ... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name... local officials said. The incident happened in Khost city when a jacket wallah in a car went kaboom!" after police stopped him. And 8 people including a policeman were killed, Najeeb Sartiz, a police official in Khost told TOLOnews. The official said 40 other including 3 coppers were maimed in the incident. The maimed were rushed to a hospital in the city. Taliban have grabbed credit of the attack. Khost province is bordered by Pakistain. Foreign forces' bases and Afghan police check posts in the province have several times been attacked by faceless myrmidons in the past. Taliban faceless myrmidons are active in most villages of the province and often use Improvised Explosive Devices to target Afghan and foreign forces. Civilians are often the main victims of such attacks. |
| Posted by:Fred |