Deadly attacks hit Afghanistan (10 dead in 3 attacks)

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Source: BBC News

Page last updated at 09:49 GMT, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 10:49 UK

Deadly attacks hit Afghanistan

At least 10 people have been killed in three attacks,
including two suicide bombs, in Afghanistan, officials
said.

A bomber killed three civilians and wounded 14 others
in a crowded market in the town of Spin Boldak in
Kandahar, southern Afghanistan.

The man detonated his explosives after he was identified
and chased by security forces, officials said.

Elsewhere in Afghanistan, seven police officers have
been killed in attacks by suspected Taleban militants.

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1. Suicide bombings, attacks in Afghanistan kill 13, wound 24

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A spate of suicide bombings and other attacks on security forces in southern Afghanistan Wednesday left 13 people dead and 24 others wounded, officials said.

In Kandahar province, a suicide bomber blew himself up next to a vehicle carrying intelligence agents in the border town of Spin Boldak, killing three civilians, Kandahar Gov. Assadullah Khalid said.

Two children and three intelligence agents were among the 14 hurt, Khalid said.

Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi said the insurgent group was behind the attack and identified the bomber as a man named Gul Mohammad.

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