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3 Afghan policemen killed as roadside bomb strikes police van
CHARIKAR, Afghanistan, Oct 17, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – Three policemen
including a senior officer were killed and another was injured as a roadside
bomb struck a police vehicle in east Afghanistan’s Parwan province on
Saturday, provincial government spokesperson Wahida Shahkar said.
“The deadly roadside bombing took place in the morning rush hour in Salang
district and as a result three police personnel including deputy to district
police chief were killed and another one injured,” Shahkar told Xinhua.
Without giving more details, she said an investigation had been initiated
into the blast.
BSS/XINHUA/SSS/1331 hrs