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Foreign troops kill 8 Afghans after bomb attack-police
04 Mar 2007 06:38:52 GMT
Source: Reuters

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, March 4 (Reuters) - Eight Afghan civilians were killed on Sunday when foreign troops opened fire after a suicide car-bomber attacked their convoy in the east of the country, a provincial police spokesman said.

"Initial reports indicate that eight civilians have been killed in the firing," Abdul Ghafour, a spokesman for the provincial police force said. The incident happened outside the eastern city of Jalalabad.
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