Accident Blamed for Blasts That Kill 25
From Times Wire Reports
Two fuel tankers exploded in a bustling marketplace in the western Afghan town of Azizabad, killing at least 25 people in what appeared to be an accident, the government said. Up to 40 more people were reported injured.
Herat provincial government spokesman Ghulam Mohammed Masoum said repair work on a tanker truck appeared to have triggered the blasts.
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