7 Afghan, Official Killed by Roadside Bombs

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Source: Associated Press

7 Afghan police, official killed by roadside bombs

From Associated Press
February 14, 2009 4:30 AM EST

KABUL, Afghanistan - Three separate roadside bombs killed seven police and a government official in a spate of attacks around Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.

A bomb in Khost province on Saturday killed the chief government official in Nadir Shah Kot district, said Wazir Pacha, spokesman for the provincial police chief. Militants fired at the official's car after the explosion, he said.

Three others riding in the car, including one of the official's sons, were wounded, Pacha said.

Elsewhere in Khost, another roadside bomb killed three border police on Friday, said Sher Ahmad Kochi, a police commander.

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