Car bomb kills seven in southern Afghanistan

McClatchy Sunday 5th February, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan - A car bomb exploded Sunday near the police headquarters of the southern city of Kandahar, killing seven people and wounding at least 19, provincial officials said. Five Afghan police officers and two civilians, including a child, were among the dead, said Javid Faisal, a spokesman for the Kandahar governor. He said the blast...

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