At least 21 killed in Afghan suicide bomb attack

Seventeen civilians and four police were killed in a suicide attack in a bazaar today in Afghanistan's southern province of Uruzgan…

Seventeen civilians and four police were killed in a suicide attack in a bazaar today in Afghanistan's southern province of Uruzgan, police said.

The bomber hit a police vehicle in a bazaar of Deh Rawud district, the provincial police chief told Reuters.

"Seventeen civilians and four policemen died in the attack. Thirty seven more civilians and five police have been wounded," he said by phone, adding the death toll could rise.

REUTERS

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