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Children among dead after bomb attack
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KABUL (AP) — A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 16 people, including two children and a policeman, and wounded at least 23 others today in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, officials said.
Provincial Gov. Rohul Amin said the blast occurred about 55 yards from his compound in a crowded square in Farah.
Afghan police shouted “Stop! Stop!” at the motorcyclist before he detonated the explosives, provincial police chief Gen. Mohammad Faqir Askar said. It was unclear what the bomber was targeting.
Amin said the 16 killed included two children.
Dr. Shir Agh Asas at the hospital in Farah said several children were among the wounded.
A police officer also died.
“These days Taliban are causing high casualties because the foreign forces and Afghan forces have been conducting operations against the insurgency in the region,” Askar said.
Provincial Gov. Rohul Amin said the blast occurred about 55 yards from his compound in a crowded square in Farah.
Afghan police shouted “Stop! Stop!” at the motorcyclist before he detonated the explosives, provincial police chief Gen. Mohammad Faqir Askar said. It was unclear what the bomber was targeting.
Amin said the 16 killed included two children.
Dr. Shir Agh Asas at the hospital in Farah said several children were among the wounded.
A police officer also died.
“These days Taliban are causing high casualties because the foreign forces and Afghan forces have been conducting operations against the insurgency in the region,” Askar said.
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