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Kabul Says Rocket Attack Kills Up To 45 Afghan Civilians

July 26, 2010

A spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai said today that a rocket attack on a village in southern Afghanistan last week killed up to 45 civilians.

Spokesman Wahid Omar said the rocket hit a civilian house on July 23 in the Sangin district of Helmand Province.

Omar said it was not immediately clear if the attack was carried out by NATO forces or the Taliban.

compiled from agency reports

Source: http://www.rferl.org/content/Kabul_Says_Rocket_Attack_Kills_Up_To_45_Afghan_Civilians/2110131.html

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