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Roadside bombing kills 25 Afghans near Afghan capital

2009-07-09 17:33 BJT

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In Afghanistan, 25 people have been killed after a roadside bomb went off Thursday morning, 50 kilometers south from the capital of Kabul.

A US helicopter lands at a base in Nijrab district, Afghanistan. An overturned truck rigged with explosives blew up on a crowded road south of the Afghan capital, killing civilians including school children, officials said.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini) 
A US helicopter lands at a base in Nijrab district, Afghanistan. An
overturned truck rigged with explosives blew up on a crowded road 
south of the Afghan capital, killing civilians including school children,
officials said.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)
 

Most of the dead are civilians. No group or individual has yet to claim responsibility for this attack.

Editor: Yang Jie | Source: CCTV.com