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Attack kills Afghan governor

August 30, 2013

A suicide attack in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province has killed a district governor and several other people. The attack took place outside a mosque as people gathered for a memorial service.

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epa03842923 Afghan men who were injured in a suicide bomb blast, receive medical treatment at a local hospital in Takhar, Afghanistan, 30 August 2013. At least eight people including a district governor were killed and 12 others injured on 30 August when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the gate of a mosque in northern Afghanistan, an official said. 'The bomber was standing at the gate of a mosque to welcome the people who were attending a prayer ceremony, detonated his explosives vest, killing Sheikh Sadruddin Saadi, his two bodyguards and five civilians this morning in Dasht-e-Archi district,' said Enayatullah Khaliq, governor spokesman for Kunduz province. EPA/JAWED KARGER +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
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Police spokesman Sayed Sarwar Hussaini said a suicide bomber attacked a group of people leaving a memorial service Friday in Kunduz province's Dashi Archi district, killing the district governor Sayed Sadruddin and several others.

"The district governor who was the target, died on the spot," Hossaini said.

Several other people were also killed, including the governors' bodyguard and at least 8 civilians, police said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast.

In the past week, Taliban insurgents have launched several attacks, which have killed more than 30 people and left dozens injured. Insurgents are seeking to weaken the
government ahead of April elections and the withdrawal of most international troops by the end of 2014.

hc/mz (AP, dpa)