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Suicide bomber kills 23 in Afghanistan

Wednesday, 02 Sep, 2009
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People gather at the scene of a suicide bomb blast in Mehtarlam, east of Kabul, September 2, 2009. At least 23 people were killed in the suicide bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan, said Sayed Ahmad Safi, a spokesman for the governor of Laghman province, where the attack took place. –Photo by Reuters
MEHTARLAM: A suicide bomber struck in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 23 people, including the deputy head of the country's intelligence agency, the provincial governor's spokesman said.

Sayed Ahmad Safi, spokesman for the governor of Laghman province, said the deputy head of the National Directorate of Security, Abdullah Laghmani, was among the dead, as were the heads of the provincial council and provincial executive body, Reuters reported.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the attack was carried out by a suicide car bomber who was a member of the group.

The bomber struck a mosque in the provincial capital Mehtarlam, in mountains about 100 km east of Kabul.

A Reuters witness in the town saw a pick-up truck carrying wounded people covered in blood. Eight ambulances left the scene, headed towards Jalalabad, the nearest big city.

A police source said provincial governor Lutfullah Mashal had also been wounded, however the governor's spokesman could not confirm that.

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