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Land mine kills 17 civilians, Afghan official says
By The Associated Press
This article was published November 16, 2012 at 8:50 a.m.
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan officials say 17 civilians have been killed by a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan.
Abdul Rahman Zhuwandai, a spokesman for Farah province, said the civilians killed were on a bus traveling Friday to a wedding in Pusht Rod district.
He said most of the victims were women and children and added that at least 10 others were wounded in the afternoon explosion.
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