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Afghan roadside bomb 'kills seven' in Herat province Afghanistan: At least 24 dead in violence
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At least seven people have been killed and three injured after a roadside bomb hit a civilian truck in Herat province, western Afghanistan, officials say. At least 24 people have been killed in five separate attacks across west, east and north Afghanistan, officials say.
Afghan police have blamed the Taliban for the attack. Casualty figures for April suggest that about 182 people have been killed in violence in Afghanistan this month, making it the bloodiest of 2013.
Some of the worst incidents took place in the west, where seven people were killed and three injured after a roadside bomb hit a civilian truck.
Afghan police have blamed the Taliban for the attack in Herat province.
The civilians were travelling to the town of Shindand when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device on Wednesday morning.The civilians were travelling to the town of Shindand when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device on Wednesday morning.
Women and children were among the casualties, provincial government spokesman Mohidin Noori said.Women and children were among the casualties, provincial government spokesman Mohidin Noori said.
"It was the work of enemies of Afghanistan, the terrorists," he added, referring to the Taliban."It was the work of enemies of Afghanistan, the terrorists," he added, referring to the Taliban.
This is the second incident of its type in as many days after a roadside bomb hit a tractor in Zabul province on Monday, killing seven civilians.This is the second incident of its type in as many days after a roadside bomb hit a tractor in Zabul province on Monday, killing seven civilians.
In the capital Kabul a bomb was planted in a rubbish bin near parliament on Wednesday, causing panic but no casualties, a police spokesman told AFP. In other violence:
In a statement, the Ministry of Interior of Affairs has condemned the attack and offered condolences to the families of the victims. The interior minister has condemned the violence and offered condolences to the families of the victims.
The injured have been taken to a nearby Afghan National Army hospital for treatment.