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A suspected bomb attack has killed dozens of people in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, police say.A suspected bomb attack has killed dozens of people in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, police say.
The attack occurred in the outskirts of the city, as people were watching a dog-fighting competition.The attack occurred in the outskirts of the city, as people were watching a dog-fighting competition.
"It was a bombing but at this point we don't know if it was a suicide bomb," said an interior ministry spokesman."It was a bombing but at this point we don't know if it was a suicide bomb," said an interior ministry spokesman.
Taleban insurgents have been behind a number of suicide attacks and roadside bomb blasts recently. Last week, the Kandahar governor survived an attack. No-one has admitted responsibility but the attack bears all the hallmarks of the Taleban insurgents, says the BBC's Jon Brain in the Afghan capital.
They have a significant presence in the area from where they carry out suicide attacks and roadside bomb blasts.
Last week, the Kandahar governor survived a bomb blast attempt on his life.
Last year, violence in Afghanistan reached its highest levels since the Taleban were forced from power in 2001, analysts say.Last year, violence in Afghanistan reached its highest levels since the Taleban were forced from power in 2001, analysts say.
Body parts
"The match was going on and all of a sudden the explosion went off," witness Abdul Rahman, whose brother was killed in the attack, told Reuters news agency.
Body parts were scattered in the area as paramedics rushed the wounded to hospitals.
The Taleban claim to have influence across most of the country and have extended their area of control from their traditional heartland in the south.The Taleban claim to have influence across most of the country and have extended their area of control from their traditional heartland in the south.
They are able to operate freely even in Wardak Province, neighbouring the capital Kabul, as a BBC camera crew who filmed them recently found.They are able to operate freely even in Wardak Province, neighbouring the capital Kabul, as a BBC camera crew who filmed them recently found.