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17 killed in crowded market afghan suicide blast { August 28 2006 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/afghan.blast.ap/ http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/afghan.blast.ap/ 17 killed in Afghan suicide blast POSTED: 1219 GMT (2019 HKT), August 28, 2006 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber blew himself in a crowded market in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing 17 people and wounding 47, officials said. The bomber carrying explosives walked into the market opposite a police station in Lashkar Gah, the capital of the southern Helmand province, said Ghulam Muheddin, the provincial governor's spokesman. The blast killed 17 persons and wounded 47, six critically, said Hanif Khan, a local hospital official. Among those injured were 15 children, Muheddin said. Shattered glass, human parts and blood-soaked turbans were scattered at the site of the bomb, which wrecked shop fronts, said Hayatullah Khan, a security guard at the scene. Among the dead were the owner of the market, a former Lashkar Gah police chief; his son; and a nephew, he said. Insurgents often launch suicide bombings, usually targeting NATO-led and Afghan troops in southern Afghanistan, although sometimes civilians are the victims. A suicide bomber apparently targeting Canadian troops earlier this month in Panjwayi district of the neighboring Kandahar province killed 21 civilians and wounded 13 others. Afghanistan is enduring its bloodiest phase since the ouster of the Taliban regime in the late 2001 in an American-led invasion for hosting Osama bin Laden. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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