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'Twelve die' in Afghan explosion Many killed in Afghan explosion
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At least 12 people have been killed in an explosion in central Afghanistan, the police said. At least 25 people, including a number of children, have been killed in an explosion in central Afghanistan, officials say.
The blast occurred in Mohammad Agha district in Logar province near a patrolling police convoy, reports say. The blast in Mohammad Agha district in Logar province happened after a truck carrying timber overturned on a road.
The source of the explosion is unclear. One report said it originated from a vehicle and happened near a school, killing many students. The vehicle blew up as the authorities were trying to remove it and clear the road, local police told the BBC.
Logar province lies immediately to the south of Kabul and is a major centre for the Taliban insurgency.Logar province lies immediately to the south of Kabul and is a major centre for the Taliban insurgency.
Local police official Abdul Hamid told Reuters news agency that "12 students, three police and several civilians" had been killed in the latest blast. But the local authorities said that it was not yet clear if the blast was deliberate or if it was an accidental explosion.
Reports say some people have also been wounded. The explosion happened on a main road from southern and eastern Afghanistan that leads into the capital, Kabul.
A TV station in Kabul said the explosion was the work of a suicide bomber, though there is no official confirmation. Four of the dead were police officers but the rest were civilians including many children, police authorities in Mohammad Agha told the BBC.
A US military offensive is underway in the troubled southern province of Helmand. The governor of the Mohammad Agha district told the AFP news agency that 12 bodies had been identified and that most of them were school students.
"We are still trying to recover bodies from under the debris of collapsed shops. There are more people dead," Abdul Hameed Hamid said.
Reports say that some people have also been wounded but police say they cannot confirm the exact number of injuries.
A US military offensive against the Taliban is underway in Afghanistan troubled southern province of Helmand.