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10 killed in roadside bomb attack in S Afghanistan

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-05-24 14:38
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KANDAHAR - At least 10 people were killed and more than 30 others injured on Tuesday when a roadside bomb went off in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province.

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"As many as 10 killed and 32 injured people were admitted to provincial hospital in Kandahar city Tuesday morning," a health official in Kandahar hospital told Xinhua.

The death toll could rise, as many injured remain in critical conditions.  

The blast was a roadside bombing that targeted a vehicle carrying workers of a development project in Panjwayi district at around 9:30 am local time, according to a police officer in the district.

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