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Powerful blast rocks Jalalabad

Other News Materials 6 June 2010 17:09 (UTC +04:00)
A powerful blast has rocked Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad a few hours after a roadside explosion in the southern areas of the country had killed three people.
Powerful blast rocks Jalalabad

A powerful blast has rocked Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad a few hours after a roadside explosion in the southern areas of the country had killed three people.

According to a Press TV correspondent, gunfire was also heard in the capital city of Nangarhar province - Jalalabad - on Sunday.

No detail about the parties involved in the incident or the casualties has so far been released by Afghan officials.

Meanwhile earlier in the day, in a separate incident on a road between Panjwayi district and the city of Kandahar, a bomb blast killed three people and wounded 11 others.

Two civilians, including a woman and one policeman were killed. Official reports said more than half of those injured were children.

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