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'Suicide bombs' hit Afghan town | 'Suicide bombs' hit Afghan town |
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At least 20 people have been killed in two suicide bombings in a southern Afghan town, police say. | At least 20 people have been killed in two suicide bombings in a southern Afghan town, police say. |
More than 40 people were hurt in the blasts in Gereshk in Helmand province, the defence ministry said. Many of the casualties were civilians. | More than 40 people were hurt in the blasts in Gereshk in Helmand province, the defence ministry said. Many of the casualties were civilians. |
The bomber was trying to kill a senior provincial official who survived the attacks, the defence ministry said. | The bomber was trying to kill a senior provincial official who survived the attacks, the defence ministry said. |
There has been an upsurge in fighting in Afghanistan over the past year, with more than 3,000 people killed in 2007. | There has been an upsurge in fighting in Afghanistan over the past year, with more than 3,000 people killed in 2007. |
Market | Market |
A senior police official in Gereshk, Fakhir Ahmad Askar, told the BBC there had been two suicide bomb attacks in the town. | |
He said the bombers had explosives strapped to their bodies. | He said the bombers had explosives strapped to their bodies. |
He believed six of those killed were police and guards and the rest civilians, many of them people working at the town bazaar where the blasts happened. | He believed six of those killed were police and guards and the rest civilians, many of them people working at the town bazaar where the blasts happened. |
Southern Afghanistan has seen a sharp increase in bomb attacks in the past few months. | Southern Afghanistan has seen a sharp increase in bomb attacks in the past few months. |
Most are targeted at foreign or national security forces, but most end up killing more civilians than soldiers or police. | Most are targeted at foreign or national security forces, but most end up killing more civilians than soldiers or police. |
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