Afghan bus bombing kills dozens

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The bus had been packed with passengers when the bomb exploded
At least 30 civilians travelling on a bus in southern Afghanistan have been killed by a roadside bomb blast, the Afghan interior ministry has said.

The bus was on its way from Herat to Kandahar when the device exploded, the ministry said, adding that 10 children and seven women were among the dead.

The most seriously wounded have been taken to a Nato base for treatment.

Kandahar provincial government spokesman Zalmai Ayoubi blamed Taliban militants for planting the bomb.

Mr Ayoybi said a similar blast on the same road - in Maywand district - had killed three civilians on Monday.

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