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Roadside bomb kills 4 Afghan cops
The interior ministry said in a statement on Monday the officers were on a convoy patrol with NATO forces when their vehicle struck a bomb laid in the road.
Updated on: May 31, 2011, 15:15:11 IST
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The Afghan government says a roadside bomb has killed four police officers in southern Afghanistan.
The interior ministry said in a statement on Monday the officers were on a convoy patrol with NATO forces when their vehicle struck a bomb laid in the road.
The blast took place on Sunday evening in Nad Ali district of Helmand province, a former Taliban stronghold where US Marines have poured in to try to establish peace and a functioning government.
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