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| Suicide bomber 'kills nine Afghan children' | Suicide bomber 'kills nine Afghan children' |
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| A suicide bomber has killed at least nine children and a policeman in eastern Afghanistan, police say. | A suicide bomber has killed at least nine children and a policeman in eastern Afghanistan, police say. |
| The attacker, who was on a motorcycle, struck at a market in Samkani district near the Pakistan border. At least 15 other people were injured. | The attacker, who was on a motorcycle, struck at a market in Samkani district near the Pakistan border. At least 15 other people were injured. |
| Local officials said a passing military patrol was the target and coalition soldiers were among casualties. | |
| The Nato-led Isaf force had no word on casualties, but said it is investigating the attack. | |
| The police chief in in Paktia province, where the attack happened, said the bomber detonated his explosives at midday just as a local school was letting pupils out for lunch. | |
| In recent weeks there has been a spate of attacks in Afghanistan, where Nato and Afghan forces are battling the Taliban and other militants. | |
| In a separate attack on Monday, seven people were killed by a roadside bomb in the eastern province of Laghman, officials said. |