Blast kills eight in Afghan city of Kandahar
( 2004-01-06 17:23) (Agencies)
Eight people were killed and
several wounded on Tuesday in a powerful explosion in the southern Afghan city
of Kandahar, witnesses said.
They said the blast ripped through a truck parked opposite a military base in
the center of the city at around 12:30 p.m. (3 a.m. EST). Witnesses saw bodies
and injured people on the ground close to the damaged truck.
Kandahar is the former stronghold of Afghanistan's ousted Taliban, which has
declared a "jihad" or holy war on foreign and government troops and aid workers.
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