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70 people wounded in Afghanistan suicide bombing

70 people wounded in Afghanistan suicide bombing
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Afghan police say a Taliban suicide bomber wounded 70 people when a truck laden with explosives was detonated in the south of the country. The

Afghan police say a Taliban suicide bomber wounded 70 people when a truck laden with explosives was detonated in the south of the country.

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The Afghan Taliban said they are to blame for the blast which occured in Zabu neighbourhood in Qalat city.

Police said the attack – which they believed used more than 1,000 kilograms of explosives – was carried out near several government offices, including courts, the attorney general’s office, Zabul municipality and the women’s affairs department.

It’s the latest in a series of explosions after most foreign troops withdrew from the country.

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