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Afghan suicide blast toll reaches 7, 52 wounded

Seven people were killed and 52 wounded by a suicide car bomber who rammed his car into a convoy of Western troops in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, said Farid Raeed an official at the public health ministry.

Updated on: Aug 18, 2009, 20:57:32 IST
Reuters | By , Kabul
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Seven people were killed and 52 wounded by a suicide car bomber who rammed his car into a convoy of Western troops in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, said Farid Raeed an official at the public health ministry.

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The strike, on the road heading east out of the capital toward the city of Jalalabad, comes two days before a tense presidential election.

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