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18 dead, 64 hurt in Khost suicide bombing (Video)

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2 Apr 2015 - 17:38
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2 Apr 2015 - 17:38

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): At least 18 persons were killed and 64 others, most of them seriously, wounded in a suicide explosion in southeastern Khost province on Thursday, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement. The blast jolted the locality at around 10:00 am near the tents established by the anti-governor protesters, an eyewitness said, adding that ambulances evacuated some injured to the hospital. According to the statement, 17 people were killed and 37 others including lawmaker Humanyun Humanyun were wounded in the blast.

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