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Report: 3 Dead, Dozen Hurt in Blast at Afghan Air Base

by Reuters

   KABUL --

   An explosion at the NATO air base at Bagram, north of the Afghan
   capital Kabul, caused a number of casualties, officials said Saturday.
   The NATO-led Resolute Support mission said the explosion occurred just
   after 5.30 a.m. local times and that there had been casualties. It said
   force protection and medical teams were responding but gave no
   additional information.
   Abdul Shokor Qodosi, the district governor of Bagram, said that at
   least three people were killed and 13 injured in the blast, which he
   said occurred near a dining facility.
   He said the cause of the blast was unclear.