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RPT-Ten policemen killed in bomb blast in Afgahnistan
12 Mar 2007 13:24:24 GMT
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•  Afghan turmoil

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HERAT, Afghanistan, March 12 (Reuters) - Ten Afghan policemen were killed in a remote-controlled bomb explosion in the western province of Farah on Monday, a security official said.

The policemen's vehicle hit the roadside bomb as they were travelling to Bakwa district in the province.

"The newly-appointed security head of Bakwa was also among the dead," Khair Mohammad Baryali, a senior official at the office of the security chief of Farah told Reuters.

He said one policeman was wounded.


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