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Roadside bomb targets policemen in Kandahar
A roadside bomb has left at least ten police dead in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, police said on Sunday.
- Agencies
- Published: 12:55 August 17, 2008
Kandahar: A roadside bomb has left at least ten police dead in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, police said on Sunday.
The device hit their vehicle during a patrol late on Saturday, killing the officers, Kandahar's provincial chief said.
This is one of the deadliest attacks by insurgents in recent days where violence has been surging.
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