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| Bike bomb kills Afghan civilians | Bike bomb kills Afghan civilians |
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| At least seven people have been killed by a bomb left on a bicycle near a bus station in the southern Afghan city of Lashkar Gah, officials say. | At least seven people have been killed by a bomb left on a bicycle near a bus station in the southern Afghan city of Lashkar Gah, officials say. |
| A spokesman for the provincial governor of Helmand told the BBC seven people, all civilians, were killed and 14 hurt. | A spokesman for the provincial governor of Helmand told the BBC seven people, all civilians, were killed and 14 hurt. |
| The explosion occurred at 1030 local time (0600GMT). | The explosion occurred at 1030 local time (0600GMT). |
| The blast comes as some 15,000 Nato and Afghan troops are involved in a 10-day old offensive around the town of Marjah - a Taliban stronghold in Helmand. | |
| Reports said Tuesday's blast happened near the traffic department in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province. | Reports said Tuesday's blast happened near the traffic department in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province. |
| "The blast was caused by explosives attached to a bicycle and was controlled remotely," Dawud Ahmadi, spokesman for Helmand's provincial government, was quoted by Reuters as saying. | "The blast was caused by explosives attached to a bicycle and was controlled remotely," Dawud Ahmadi, spokesman for Helmand's provincial government, was quoted by Reuters as saying. |
| So far no group has claimed responsibility for the blast. | So far no group has claimed responsibility for the blast. |
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