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Afghanistan explosion 'kills 15' Afghan suicide bombing kills 15
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An explosion in a crowded market in southern Afghanistan has killed at least 15 people, police officials say. Fifteen people have been killed in a suicide bombing in a crowded market in southern Afghanistan, police say.
Several more were reported to have been injured in the blast in the main town of Dihrawud in the province of Uruzgan. Thirteen more were injured in the blast in Dihrawud in Uruzgan province.
It was not clear whether the attack was a suicide bombing or a bomb blast, officials said. The bomb could have gone off prematurely as the bomber waited for a military or police convoy to attack, said a deputy police commissioner.
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.