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| Afghanistan explosion 'kills 15' | Afghanistan explosion 'kills 15' |
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| An explosion in a crowded market in southern Afghanistan has killed at least 15 people, police officials say. | An explosion in a crowded market in southern Afghanistan has killed at least 15 people, police officials say. |
| Several more were reported to have been injured in the blast in the main town of Dihrawud in the province of Uruzgan. | Several more were reported to have been injured in the blast in the main town of Dihrawud in the province of Uruzgan. |
| It was not clear whether the attack was a suicide bombing or a bomb blast, officials said. | It was not clear whether the attack was a suicide bombing or a bomb blast, officials said. |
| On Wednesday, a UN report said the number of civilians killed in violence in 2009 was higher than in any year since the Taliban were ousted in 2001. | On Wednesday, a UN report said the number of civilians killed in violence in 2009 was higher than in any year since the Taliban were ousted in 2001. |
| Civilian casualties rose by 14% in 2009 compared with 2008, the UN Mission in Afghanistan (Unama) reported. | Civilian casualties rose by 14% in 2009 compared with 2008, the UN Mission in Afghanistan (Unama) reported. |
| "Fifteen people, all civilians, have been killed and 13 others are wounded," Uruzgan province police chief Juma Gul Hemat said after the attack in Dihrawud. | |
| "It was a blast in a crowded market, but at this moment we don't know if it was a suicide bombing or just a bomb blast," he said. |