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'Scores die' in Afghan explosion | 'Scores die' in Afghan explosion |
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At least 90 people have been killed after a Nato air strike blew up a fuel tanker hijacked by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan, officials say. | |
Nato confirmed to the BBC that the explosion happened in Kunduz province on the main road to Baghlan. | Nato confirmed to the BBC that the explosion happened in Kunduz province on the main road to Baghlan. |
The governor of Kunduz said the tanker was carrying jet fuel. | |
District police chief Basharyar Parwani told AFP news agency that Taliban insurgents tried to drive away the tanker that they hijacked on a highway. | |
"The fuel tanker got stuck in the river. There were local civilians with them as well. The Taliban were bombed," Mr Parwani said. | |
Seriously burned people are crowding a hospital in Kunduz, AFP reported. | Seriously burned people are crowding a hospital in Kunduz, AFP reported. |
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