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| Afghan suicide bomb kills eight | Afghan suicide bomb kills eight |
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| A suicide bomber in a horse-drawn cart has killed eight people in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, police say. | A suicide bomber in a horse-drawn cart has killed eight people in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, police say. |
| Police officers apparently tried to stop the bomber but he was able to detonate his explosives near a hotel and local government office. | Police officers apparently tried to stop the bomber but he was able to detonate his explosives near a hotel and local government office. |
| Five of the dead were in a nearby car, with three pedestrians also killed. The care was destroyed, leading police to initially think the bomb was inside it. | Five of the dead were in a nearby car, with three pedestrians also killed. The care was destroyed, leading police to initially think the bomb was inside it. |
| Previous attacks in Kandahar province have been blamed on Taliban insurgents. | Previous attacks in Kandahar province have been blamed on Taliban insurgents. |
| Security guards at the hotel became suspicious of the man and ordered him to stop. | Security guards at the hotel became suspicious of the man and ordered him to stop. |
| Reports said he was fired on by the guards. | Reports said he was fired on by the guards. |
| The target of the bombing was not immediately known, said deputy provincial police chief Fazel Ahmad Sharzad. | The target of the bombing was not immediately known, said deputy provincial police chief Fazel Ahmad Sharzad. |