Blasts kill Afghan police officers

by Al Jazeera (reposted)

Thu, May 17, 2007 7:41AM

Two bomb blasts minutes apart on a road in the southern city of Kandahar have killed several police officers and wounded many people, Al Jazeera says.

First, a remote control bomb blast killed four officers inside a police vehicle on Thursday, Gul Zaman, the police official, said.

About 15 minutes later, a secondary blast hit police attending to the wreckage of the first bomb, killing another six policemen and wounding five, Zaman said.

Both blasts were apparently caused by remotely detonated bombs, witnesses said.

Al Jazeera report

Samir Allawi, Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Kabul, said 12 people were killed in the Kandahar explosions, including two policemen. Agencies said at least 10 police officers were killed and five people were wounded.

The first blast struck a vehicle belonging to a US security company, killing four Afghan employees and wounding one person, he said.

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§Blast wounds Afghan minister

by Al Jazeera (reposted)

Thu, May 17, 2007 3:50PM

Afghanistan's information minister has been wounded by a bomber who drove his truck into the minister's vehicle in the southern city of Kandahar, the governor of the province said.

The bomber rammed the armoured convoy, also wounding Assadullah Khalid, the governor of Kandahar province.

It was the third attack in Kandahar on Thursday.

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