Car bomb at Afghanistan air base kills 7 civilians
National / World News 7:46 a.m. Thursday, January 19, 2012
By MIRWAIS KHAN
The Associated Press
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A suicide attacker set off a vehicle laden with explosives Thursday outside a gate at a sprawling base for U.S. and NATO operations, killing seven civilians in a second suicide bombing in as many days in southern Afghanistan, officials said.
Separately, Afghan authorities reported Thursday that avalanches have killed at least 29 people in the country's mountainous northeast.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the afternoon attack at a crowded entrance to Kandahar Air Field, claiming they were targeting a NATO convoy.
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/car-bomb-at-afghanistan-1307725.html
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Thought it was interesting how the press lumped together the avalanche death toll.
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