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Further Nato fatalities in Afghanistan
Four Nato soldiers and several Afghan civilians have been killed by a bomber in the southern province of Kandahar.
The bomber blew himself up as a crowd of children gathered to receive pads and pens from Canadian troops on Monday.
Afghan police said about two dozen children were hurt by the blast.
Major Quentin Innis, a spokesman for the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), confirmed that four soldiers and a number of civilians had been killed but did not confirm how many.
A witness said the bomber had ridden a bicycle into a crowd of children as they gathered around the soldiers at the scene, around 35km west of Kandahar city.
"Kids were running towards the Canadian convoy because they were giving out pens and notebooks to the children," Mohammed Karim told AFP.
Increasing violence
"There was a crowd of kids laughing and shouting 'give me one, give me one'. At this time a man riding on a bicycle approached the crowd and detonated in the crowd," he said.
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Afghan police said about two dozen children were hurt by the blast.
Major Quentin Innis, a spokesman for the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), confirmed that four soldiers and a number of civilians had been killed but did not confirm how many.
A witness said the bomber had ridden a bicycle into a crowd of children as they gathered around the soldiers at the scene, around 35km west of Kandahar city.
"Kids were running towards the Canadian convoy because they were giving out pens and notebooks to the children," Mohammed Karim told AFP.
Increasing violence
"There was a crowd of kids laughing and shouting 'give me one, give me one'. At this time a man riding on a bicycle approached the crowd and detonated in the crowd," he said.
More
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2BEC5D36-F85D-4428-A846-185275D6224A.htm
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The attack in Kandahar province's Panjwayi district came a day after Nato declared an end to a two-week offensive aimed at driving Taliban militants out of safe havens in the same area. More than 500 insurgents were reported killed in the Canadian-led operation, which Nato described as a success despite continuing violence in the south.
Major Luke Knittig, a Nato spokesman, said the blast killed four Nato soldiers and "wounded a number of others, including civilians." Knittig declined to release the nationalities nor identities of the slain soldiers.
Nato also issued a statement saying "multiple" casualties had been inflicted and that the victims were rushed to a military hospital.
An Afghan official said the bomber targeted Canadian troops handing out candy to children and killed and wounded dozens of people. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Qari Yousaf Ahmadi, who claims to be a spokesman for Taliban affairs in southern Afghanistan, said the bomber was an Afghan from Kandahar named Mullah Qudrat Ullah.
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http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1616976.ece