Kandahar Explosion Kills 5 Emirati Diplomats, Several Others

January 11 2017

Afghanistan

A bomb attack in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar on Tueday has killed at least five Emirati diplomats and wounded 17 others, including the United Arab Emirates ambassador, reports Al Jazeera (Qatar).

The blast struck a guesthouse of the provincial governor's office during a visit by an Emirati delegation. Some accounts said the bomb was hidden in a sofa.

At least six others were killed, including the province's deputy governor, two senior Afghan officials and two...

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