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Afghan provincial governor killed in blast: official (UPDATE)

Other News Materials 8 October 2010 15:55 (UTC +04:00)

Mohammad Omar, governor of northern Afghanistan's Kunduz province, was killed in an explosion Friday, a senior governmental official told Xinhua
  
Abdul Jabar Taqur, governor of Takhar province, told Xinhua via telephone that the Kunduz governor was killed in a mine blast at a mosque in Taloqan, capital city of Takhar province.
  
Some 20 other people were killed and injured in the blast, said Taqur, adding that it was a mine explosion launched by anti- government militants.
  
The killed Kunduz governor has a house in Taloqan city.

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