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| Bomb blast hits west Afghan city | Bomb blast hits west Afghan city |
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| A bomb attack in the western Afghan city of Herat has killed at least 12 people and injured many others, officials say. | A bomb attack in the western Afghan city of Herat has killed at least 12 people and injured many others, officials say. |
| They said the attack had targeted a police convoy, killing and wounding both police and civilians. | They said the attack had targeted a police convoy, killing and wounding both police and civilians. |
| Insurgent attacks on security forces have mounted in the run-up to the presidential election on 20 August. | Insurgent attacks on security forces have mounted in the run-up to the presidential election on 20 August. |
| However, attacks came mainly in the south where Taliban rebels have their strongest presence. | |
| Police spokesman Raouf Ahmedi said the explosion on Monday in Herat was detonated by remote control, AP reported. | Police spokesman Raouf Ahmedi said the explosion on Monday in Herat was detonated by remote control, AP reported. |
| Another police official, Esmatullah Alizai, told journalists that the bomb had been left in a roadside rubbish bin. | Another police official, Esmatullah Alizai, told journalists that the bomb had been left in a roadside rubbish bin. |
| "It exploded as the convoy of district police passed by," he said. | "It exploded as the convoy of district police passed by," he said. |
| He was also cited as saying that two police officials, a woman and child were among those killed, and that the district police chief had been seriously injured. | He was also cited as saying that two police officials, a woman and child were among those killed, and that the district police chief had been seriously injured. |
| A reporter for the AFP news agency saw several police vehicles and private taxis damaged by the blast. | A reporter for the AFP news agency saw several police vehicles and private taxis damaged by the blast. |
| Motorcycles and bicycles were strewn over the site, while children's shoes and a woman's veil had been abandoned there, he said. | Motorcycles and bicycles were strewn over the site, while children's shoes and a woman's veil had been abandoned there, he said. |
| Are you in the area of the attack? Did you see what happened? Send us your story using the form below. | Are you in the area of the attack? Did you see what happened? Send us your story using the form below. |
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