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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.

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  • Published: 12:55 August 17, 2008
  • Gulf News

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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