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The governor's office for Khost province says in a statement that the bomb wounded four civilians. — File photo

KABUL: The Afghan government said a bomb exploded in an open-air market in eastern Afghanistan, killing two small children.  

The governor's office for Khost province says in a statement that the bomb was hidden under a stall in the main bazaar in Sabari district. It went off Wednesday while a group of police officers were passing by.

The statement says no police officers were affected, though another four civilians were wounded in the blast.

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