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Bomb Kills 15 Civilians'¯in Eastern Afghanistan

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD - Officials in Afghanistan say a bomb explosion Friday killed
   at least 15 civilians, most of them children, in eastern Ghazni
   province.

   Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said that explosives
   were packed in a three-wheel rickshaw, parked near a ceremony in Gilan
   district, where the Muslim holy book Quran was being recited at the
   time.

   The powerful blast also wounded at least 20 people, he added. Most of
   the victims of Friday's blast were said to be under 18 years old.

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