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Suicide bombers attack US base in Afghanstan
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-08-19 16:14

Jamal said the bodies of at least two dead militants were outside the checkpoint leading to the base's airport, both of whom had on vests packed with explosives, Jamal said. It wasn't clear if those militants were among the dead in Azimi's count.

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Militants have long targeted US bases with suicide bombers, but coordinated attacks on such a major base are rare.

The attack comes a day after the top US general in the region, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey J. Schloesser, issued a rare public warning that militants planned to attack civilian, military and government targets during the celebration of Independence Day on Monday.

More than 3,400 people - mostly militants - have been killed in insurgency-related violence this year, according to an Associated Press count based on figures from Western and Afghan officials.

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