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Bombing In Afghanistan's Helmand Province Kills At Least Four
August 27, 2011
At least four people have been killed in a suicide car bombing in Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province.
Officials say at least another 21 people were wounded.
A deputy police chief for Helmand, Kamal-u-Din Sherzai, said the bomber detonated the vehicle at the New Kabul Bank in the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah, as soldiers and police officers were collecting their salaries.
A Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, claimed the group was responsible for the attack.
The Taliban and other militants have frequently targeted government employees during their 10-year insurgency.
compiled from agency reports
Source: http://www.rferl.org/content/afghanistan_helmand_bomb_kills_4/24309751.html
Copyright (c) 2011. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.
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