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| 3 explosions rock S. Afghanistan's Kandahar, killing 8, injuring 21 |
| 2010-10-06 |
| (Xinhua) -- Three kabooms rocked Kandahar, city of turbans, capital of southern Afghanistan's restive Kandahar province, late Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring 21 others, said a local hospital. Doctors at the Mir Wais Hospital, asking for anonymity, told Xinhua that among the casualties a police officer was dead and another three coppers were injured. Sardar Zazai, provincial police chief, told Xinhua that the first blast took place while a police vehicle was passing through the spot in the 14th district of Kandahar, city of turbans. Two more blasts happened after other police personnel rushed to the scene, said the police official. He said investigations are underway and no more information was available at this stage. It was the second day in succession when police personnel in Kandahar city were attacked. Four police personnel were killed in blasts Monday in the city, which was the capital of the Taliban regime. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the Afghan military have been conducting a crackdown on Taliban in Kandahar province, which was branded as the Taliban hotbed. |
| Posted by:Fred |