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| Blast hits troubled Afghan region | Blast hits troubled Afghan region |
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| A bomb blast has wounded the acting governor of Afghanistan's troubled eastern Khost province, officials say. | A bomb blast has wounded the acting governor of Afghanistan's troubled eastern Khost province, officials say. |
| The explosion went off outside a meeting hall where Mr Tahir Khan Sabari was holding talks. | The explosion went off outside a meeting hall where Mr Tahir Khan Sabari was holding talks. |
| The governor and other local officials were slightly injured by flying glass from the explosion. | The governor and other local officials were slightly injured by flying glass from the explosion. |
| Khost was the scene of a suicide attack last week which left seven CIA personnel dead. On Wednesday a regional al-Qaeda leader claimed responsibility. | Khost was the scene of a suicide attack last week which left seven CIA personnel dead. On Wednesday a regional al-Qaeda leader claimed responsibility. |
| The province, on the border with Pakistan, has seen an increase in violence in recent months. | The province, on the border with Pakistan, has seen an increase in violence in recent months. |
| 'Flying glass' | 'Flying glass' |
| Police in Khost said the explosives were placed in a rubbish bin. | Police in Khost said the explosives were placed in a rubbish bin. |
| "Behind that wall, which was close to the meeting hall, was garbage in which explosives were detonated," news agency AFP quoted Mohammad Yaquob, acting Khost police chief, as saying. | "Behind that wall, which was close to the meeting hall, was garbage in which explosives were detonated," news agency AFP quoted Mohammad Yaquob, acting Khost police chief, as saying. |
| "The acting governor was slightly wounded in his foot due to breaking glass, and the executive director and governor's office manager have been slightly hurt by flying glass, but they are fine. | "The acting governor was slightly wounded in his foot due to breaking glass, and the executive director and governor's office manager have been slightly hurt by flying glass, but they are fine. |
| "There was a big bang but the wall is still standing," he added. | "There was a big bang but the wall is still standing," he added. |
| On Wednesday a regional al-Qaeda leader claimed responsibility for the 30 December attack on the CIA base. | On Wednesday a regional al-Qaeda leader claimed responsibility for the 30 December attack on the CIA base. |
| Mustafa Abu al-Yazid said it was in revenge for the deaths of several Islamists, including Pakistan Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, IntelCenter reported. | Mustafa Abu al-Yazid said it was in revenge for the deaths of several Islamists, including Pakistan Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, IntelCenter reported. |
| He said the bomber "detonated his explosive belt, concealed from the eyes of those who do not believe in the hereafter, in a gathering of American and Jordanian intelligence men". | He said the bomber "detonated his explosive belt, concealed from the eyes of those who do not believe in the hereafter, in a gathering of American and Jordanian intelligence men". |
| The Taliban had earlier said they had carried out the attack, and the bomber had been a Jordanian double agent who had misled intelligence services for a year. | The Taliban had earlier said they had carried out the attack, and the bomber had been a Jordanian double agent who had misled intelligence services for a year. |