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Bicycle bomb kills 1 police in S Afghanistan

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-06-05 17:30

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A bicycle bomb went off in Kandahar city, south of Afghanistan, killing one policeman and injured 15 others on Saturday, an official said.

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"An explosive device planted on a bicycle was exploded in Kandahar city, the provincial capital of Kandahar province, at 12: 45 pm, killing one police constable and wounding 15 passersby," Zalmai Ayubi, spokesman for provincial administration, told Xinhua.

The bomb was a remote-controlled one and exploded next to the office of Afghan Red Crescent Society when a police van was driving by, he said.

Three children were among those injured in the blast, Ayubi said.

He put the attack on the "enemies of peace," a term used against Taliban militants but the outfit has yet to make comment.

Taliban militants have vowed to speed up activities mostly in the shape of suicide attacks and roadside bombings which often harm the civilians.