Bomb Kills Mayor and Family Members
From Times Wire Reports
A remote-controlled bomb thought to have been planted by Taliban or Al Qaeda fighters exploded as a southern Afghan mayor and his family drove by, killing him and seven relatives, a provincial governor said.
Six people were arrested.
Provincial Gov. Jan Mohammed Khan said the blast occurred Saturday afternoon in Deh Rawood in southern Oruzgan province, as Mayor Khalif Sadaht’s vehicle passed by, bringing his family home. Deh Rawood is southwest of the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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