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3 security men dead in Uruzgan blasts

3 security men dead in Uruzgan blasts

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19 Jan 2014 - 12:53
3 security men dead in Uruzgan blasts
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19 Jan 2014 - 12:53

TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Three security personnel have been killed and a fourth injured in two separate bomb blasts in central Uruzgan province, officials said on Sunday.

Mohammad Aslam Kochi, an official at the police headquarters, told Pajhwok Afghan News the first blast took place in Chinarto district on Saturday evening, leaving two policemen dead.

The second blast occurred near an Afghan National Army (ANA) check-post in Chora district, killing an ANA soldier, the district police chief told Pajhwok Afghan News.

Haji Abdul Karim said a second ANA service member was wounded in the blast.

There was a third blast that occurred in Saraw area of the district. The blast targeted a police convoy, but no reports about causalities could be ascertained.

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