7 dead, 29 injured in market bombing
From Times Wire Reports
A suicide bomber on a motorbike detonated his explosives in a crowded marketplace near Afghan police, killing seven people and injuring 29, officials said.
The blast killed two police officers and five civilians in the city of Spin Buldak in the southern province of Kandahar, Interior Ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary said.
Attacks against Afghan police have become a trademark of Taliban suicide bombers. More than 600 officers have been killed in insurgency-related violence this year, the ministry has said.
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