Triple blasts in S. Afghanistan claim 8 lives

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Source: Xinhua

Triple explosions in Afghanistan's troubled southern region claimed eight lives in a single day on Monday amid ongoing operation against Taliban bastion in Marjah district of southern Helmand province.

In the first incident in Taliban birthplace Kandahar province, at least four civilians were killed and another sustained injuries, officials said. A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of the NATO-led troops in Kandahar, south of Afghanistan, killing four civilians on Monday, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

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Hours later, another blast rocked Kandahar city, the capital of Kandahar province, left one civilian dead and injured 16 others including nine policemen.

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Also on Monday, a roadside bomb struck a civilian car in the neighboring Helmand province killing three aboard, spokesman for provincial administration Daud Ahmadi said.

Read more: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-03/01/c_13193066.htm

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Odd source, but I followed-up and checked the numbers in the press releases and they are accurate as of right now.