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Roadside bomb kills 1 police officer, wounds another in N. Afghanistan
SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, Sept 30, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – At least one police
officer lost life and another sustained injuries as a roadside bomb struck a
police vehicle in Kham Ab district of the northern Jawzjan province on
Sunday, a provincial police spokesman said.
“A mine planted by enemies on a road in Deo Qala village of Kham Ab
district struck a police van today, killing one police personnel and injuring
another,” Hekmatullah Aminzada told Xinhua.
Without providing more details, the official said that investigation is
underway.
Taliban militants who are in control of parts of the restive Kham Ab
district haven’t commented.
BSS/AFP/SSS/1636 hrs