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Suicide bomber kills 17 in Afghanistan
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A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated his explosives in a crowded area in southwest Afghanistan on Friday, killing 17 people, including a senior police official, a provincial governor said.
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Farah Province Police Chief Faqir Mohammad Askar said the target of the attack in the provincial capital Farah City was the police official, who was killed along with two of his bodyguards. Governor of Farah, Rohul Amin, told Reuters the death toll in the blast had risen to 17. Earlier, the head of the city’s main hospital, said 15 people had died. Amin said 29 people were also wounded in the attack. Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf telephoned Reuters from an undisclosed location and denied his group had carried out the Farah raid. Whenever there are civilian casualties, the Taliban deny responsibility,” said Farah Governor Amin. “This attack was definitely carried out by the Taliban.” Violence in Afghanistan has reached its highest levels since the US-led invasion in late 2001. While Taliban militants normally target foreign and Afghan security forces in their attempt to overthrow the government and drive international troops out of the country, most of the casualties are civilians.
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21 November 2009, Saturday
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Benzer Haberler 
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