60 Dead, 120 Wounded in Afghan Hospital Blast
Saturday, June 25th, 2011 at 11:05 am UTC
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Afghan officials say a suicide car bomber set off a huge blast Saturday at a hospital in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 60 people.
The Afghan Health Ministry says the explosion in Logar province, about 40 kilometers from the capital, Kabul, wounded another 120 people. Women and children were among the casualties.
The Taliban has denied responsibility for the attack, saying the militant group does not target hospitals.
Earlier, authorities in northern Afghanistan said a bicycle bomb exploded in a bazaar late Friday, killing 10 people, including a police officer.
Officials say 24 people, including five women and a policeman, were wounded in the blast in the Khanabad district of Kunduz province.
In another development, NATO says one of its service members was killed in an insurgent attack Saturday in eastern Afghanistan.
Saturday, June 25th, 2011 at 11:05 am UTC
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Afghan officials say a suicide car bomber set off a huge blast Saturday at a hospital in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 60 people.
The Afghan Health Ministry says the explosion in Logar province, about 40 kilometers from the capital, Kabul, wounded another 120 people. Women and children were among the casualties.
The Taliban has denied responsibility for the attack, saying the militant group does not target hospitals.
Earlier, authorities in northern Afghanistan said a bicycle bomb exploded in a bazaar late Friday, killing 10 people, including a police officer.
Officials say 24 people, including five women and a policeman, were wounded in the blast in the Khanabad district of Kunduz province.
In another development, NATO says one of its service members was killed in an insurgent attack Saturday in eastern Afghanistan.
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