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AFGHANISTAN

10 tourists killed in ambush attack

At least 10 foreign tourists were killed and five others wounded in an ambush attack in Afghanistan's Herat province on Thursday, a district governor said. "Two mini buses carrying foreign tourists were attacked by gunmen along a main road on Thursday morning. As a result of the incident 10 people were killed and five others wounded," Farhad Khadimi said.