5 Slain in Afghan Violence
A roadside bomb Friday hit a public bus near a voting center in the central Afghan province of Ghazni, killing three civilians and wounding seven others, said local police chief Abdul Rahman Sarjang.
The attack occurred after gunmen dragged legislative candidate Abdul Hadi from his house in the southern province of Helmand and fatally shot him, said Mohammed Wali, a spokesman for the local governor.
The killing brought to seven the number of candidates killed in the lead-up to Sunday’s polls. Four election workers have also been slain.
Another roadside bomb hit a U.S. military convoy Thursday, also in Ghazni, wounding two U.S. soldiers and killing their Afghan interpreter, military spokesman Lt. Col. Jerry O’Hara said.
The wounded Americans were hospitalized in stable condition, he said.
Local official Ahmed Jan said two other roadside bombs were found and defused in the area.
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