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| Afghanistan: 'Thirteen dead' in Jalalabad suicide blast | |
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| At least 13 people including civilians, police cadets and a suicide bomber have been killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. | At least 13 people including civilians, police cadets and a suicide bomber have been killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. |
| A health official told the BBC the bomber drove a small car into a van carrying the cadets in Jalalabad city in the province of Nangarhar. | A health official told the BBC the bomber drove a small car into a van carrying the cadets in Jalalabad city in the province of Nangarhar. |
| Earlier on Wednesday at least 12 people were killed in the north during a protest against a Nato-led raid. | Earlier on Wednesday at least 12 people were killed in the north during a protest against a Nato-led raid. |
| The clashes with security forces in the city of Taloqan left 80 others injured. | The clashes with security forces in the city of Taloqan left 80 others injured. |
| Officials say the attack in Jalalabad took place as the van was travelling towards the city from the police academy on its outskirts. | Officials say the attack in Jalalabad took place as the van was travelling towards the city from the police academy on its outskirts. |
| More then 13 people - mostly civilians - were injured, officials say. | More then 13 people - mostly civilians - were injured, officials say. |
| Police say the likelihood is that the bomber tracked the van as it left the academy and then carried out the attack as it entered a more congested part of the city. | Police say the likelihood is that the bomber tracked the van as it left the academy and then carried out the attack as it entered a more congested part of the city. |
| Jalalabad has seen a series of attacks in recent months. | Jalalabad has seen a series of attacks in recent months. |
| Last month, five foreign and five Afghan troops were killed in a suicide bombing at an Afghan army base near the city. | Last month, five foreign and five Afghan troops were killed in a suicide bombing at an Afghan army base near the city. |
| The attack was one of the deadliest in months against foreign troops. The Taliban said they carried out that attack. | The attack was one of the deadliest in months against foreign troops. The Taliban said they carried out that attack. |
| Slogans and stones | Slogans and stones |
| Some 2,000 demonstrators, some of them armed, took part in the Taloqan protests. They looted shops and tried to attack a German army base. | Some 2,000 demonstrators, some of them armed, took part in the Taloqan protests. They looted shops and tried to attack a German army base. |
| Four people, two of them women, were killed in the Nato-led raid. Nato said they were insurgents. Protesters and local police say all were civilians. | Four people, two of them women, were killed in the Nato-led raid. Nato said they were insurgents. Protesters and local police say all were civilians. |
| Civilians deaths at the hands of Nato forces is a major cause of anger among Afghans. | Civilians deaths at the hands of Nato forces is a major cause of anger among Afghans. |
| An official in Taloqan said the Afghan National Army and a rapid reaction force had been deployed and the situation was now mostly under control. Reinforcements had been called in from neighbouring Kunduz province, he said. | An official in Taloqan said the Afghan National Army and a rapid reaction force had been deployed and the situation was now mostly under control. Reinforcements had been called in from neighbouring Kunduz province, he said. |
| The official said that some of the 2,000 demonstrators were armed and had destroyed public and private property. | The official said that some of the 2,000 demonstrators were armed and had destroyed public and private property. |
| The violence appears to have begun when protesters angered over the night-time raid by American and Afghan forces placed the bodies of those killed in the main square of Taloqan. | The violence appears to have begun when protesters angered over the night-time raid by American and Afghan forces placed the bodies of those killed in the main square of Taloqan. |
| Chanting "Death to America" and "Death to [President] Karzai", they were confronted by police and security forces who opened fire as they headed towards the German base. | Chanting "Death to America" and "Death to [President] Karzai", they were confronted by police and security forces who opened fire as they headed towards the German base. |