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Four killed in market explosion in Afghanistan: officials

Published: 17 Sep 2017 - 12:06 pm | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 06:30 am
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AFP

Khost, Afghanistan: Four people were killed and 14 others wounded in an explosion at a mobile phone market in southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said.

"The blast happened at around noon in a market where people go to download music and videos to their mobile phones," Khost provincial police chief Faizullah Khairat told AFP.