U.S. Military Looking for Cause of Deadly Blast
From Times Wire Reports
Afghan officials said an explosion at a weapons cache that killed seven U.S. soldiers and left an eighth missing was an accident. But the U.S. military was investigating whether a booby trap was involved in the blast near the city of Ghazni.
Ghazni provincial Gov. Haji Asadullah Khan said the soldiers were collecting ammunition when the blast occurred.
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