Bus Hits Land Mine, Killing 13 and Hurting 6
AFGHANISTAN
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A bus carrying people to a picnic area hit a land mine in central Afghanistan, killing 13 passengers and injuring six others, a U.N. official said.
The accident took place Saturday near Bamian, about 120 miles west of the capital, Kabul, said U.N. spokesman David Singh.
Passengers urged the driver to take a detour because of land mines on the main road, but he ignored their pleas, Singh said. A team later cleared the remaining mines from the road.
Singh said that of the six passengers injured, one was in serious condition. The bus was carrying 22 passengers, all Afghans en route to a picnic area near the eastern edge of Band-i-Amir Lake, a picturesque resort area.
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