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| Afghanistan wedding party attack kills nine | Afghanistan wedding party attack kills nine |
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| Nine people have been killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen on a wedding party in Afghanistan, officials say. | Nine people have been killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen on a wedding party in Afghanistan, officials say. |
| The gunmen opened fire on a house in Dur Baba district in eastern Nangarhar province where a family was celebrating. | The gunmen opened fire on a house in Dur Baba district in eastern Nangarhar province where a family was celebrating. |
| No one has admitted carrying out the attack. | |
| A spokesman for the province said that the cousin of the groom was the chief administrator of the district. | A spokesman for the province said that the cousin of the groom was the chief administrator of the district. |
| Among the dead were the groom, his father and one of his brothers, district administrator Hamisha Gul told the Associated Press news agency. | |
| He said about 20 men had gathered to celebrate the marriage, which was scheduled for Thursday, when the attack happened. | |
| Mr Gul said the gunmen briefly held one of the men at the party, saying he was an "American spy". | |
| The attckers also set fire to a house and car in the neighbourhood, reports said. |