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| Afghan suicide attack kills eight | Afghan suicide attack kills eight |
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| A suicide car bomb has exploded in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing at least eight civilians, officials say. | |
| The target of the attack was a Nato military convoy, police said. | The target of the attack was a Nato military convoy, police said. |
| At least 24 people, including two police officers, have been injured in the explosion, they said. | |
| In Kandahar, the Taleban insurgents have been fighting some of their fiercest battles against international and Afghan forces. | In Kandahar, the Taleban insurgents have been fighting some of their fiercest battles against international and Afghan forces. |
| A large number of foreign troops are deployed in the province and they are often the target of militant attacks. | A large number of foreign troops are deployed in the province and they are often the target of militant attacks. |
| Kandahar police chief Sayed Aqa Saqib said the explosion occurred as a Nato-led military convoy passed through the area on a busy street. | |
| He was quoted by news agency Reuters as saying that no foreign troops were hurt in the incident. | He was quoted by news agency Reuters as saying that no foreign troops were hurt in the incident. |
| Most of the casualties are reported to be carpenters who own workshops at the side of the road. | Most of the casualties are reported to be carpenters who own workshops at the side of the road. |
| "May God kill you. You are killing our sons," cried a veiled woman quoted by the news agency AFP. | "May God kill you. You are killing our sons," cried a veiled woman quoted by the news agency AFP. |
| Her son, who ran one of the carpentry shops, was missing after the explosion. | Her son, who ran one of the carpentry shops, was missing after the explosion. |
| Limbs and human flesh were scattered around the scene, while the burned-out remains of a mangled car lay in the middle of the road, reports said. | Limbs and human flesh were scattered around the scene, while the burned-out remains of a mangled car lay in the middle of the road, reports said. |