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| The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed that five of its officials were killed in a bomb attack in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. | The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed that five of its officials were killed in a bomb attack in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. |
| They died in blasts at the governor of Kandahar's guesthouse on Tuesday, where at least six others were killed including the deputy governor, two senior Afghan officials and two MPs. | |
| The governor and the UAE ambassador were among at least 18 wounded. | |
| The attack was one of several in Afghanistan on Tuesday. | The attack was one of several in Afghanistan on Tuesday. |
| The Taliban admitted attacks in the capital Kabul and in Helmand province, but denied the Kandahar attack, instead blaming it on "internal local rivalry". | The Taliban admitted attacks in the capital Kabul and in Helmand province, but denied the Kandahar attack, instead blaming it on "internal local rivalry". |
| Afghanistan's Tolo News quoted survivors as saying that the bomb was hidden in a sofa at the guesthouse. | Afghanistan's Tolo News quoted survivors as saying that the bomb was hidden in a sofa at the guesthouse. |
| Kandahar police chief Gen Abdul Raziq was among the guests, but was unharmed. | Kandahar police chief Gen Abdul Raziq was among the guests, but was unharmed. |
| Senior police and intelligence officials were also present, officials say. | Senior police and intelligence officials were also present, officials say. |
| Three days of mourning have been declared in the UAE. | Three days of mourning have been declared in the UAE. |
| UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed has ordered that flags across the country should be flown at half-mast in honour of its "martyred" citizens. | UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed has ordered that flags across the country should be flown at half-mast in honour of its "martyred" citizens. |
| The UAE said the officials had been carrying out "humanitarian, educational and development projects". | The UAE said the officials had been carrying out "humanitarian, educational and development projects". |
| Among the projects was signing an agreement with Kardan University, in the capital Kabul, to offer scholarships funded by the UAE. | Among the projects was signing an agreement with Kardan University, in the capital Kabul, to offer scholarships funded by the UAE. |
| More than 62 people were killed and 100 wounded in a string of attacks in Afghanistan on Tuesday. | More than 62 people were killed and 100 wounded in a string of attacks in Afghanistan on Tuesday. |
| The deadliest was in Kabul where at least 45 people were killed when a suicide bomber and a car bomb detonated near the Afghan parliament complex. | The deadliest was in Kabul where at least 45 people were killed when a suicide bomber and a car bomb detonated near the Afghan parliament complex. |
| Tolo News said 36 parliament workers were among the dead. | Tolo News said 36 parliament workers were among the dead. |
| In Helmand province a Taliban suicide bomber targeted a guesthouse used by an intelligence official, killing at least seven people. | In Helmand province a Taliban suicide bomber targeted a guesthouse used by an intelligence official, killing at least seven people. |