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TexasTowelie

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Mon Jul 27, 2015, 01:19 AM Jul 2015

Afghan Official: 21 Dead, 10 Wounded in Wedding Gunfight

Source: AP

An Afghan official says that 21 people have been killed by gunmen who fought a gun battle during a wedding in a northern province.

Jaweed Basharat, the governor of Baghlan province, said Monday that another 10 people were wounded in the shooting on Sunday night.

He says the gunfight broke out between two groups attending the wedding in Andarab district.

Most of the dead were wedding guests aged from 14 years old to 60 years old, he says.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/afghan-official-21-dead-10-wounded-wedding-gunfight-32703027

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Afghan Official: 21 Dead, 10 Wounded in Wedding Gunfight (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2015 OP
Game of Thrones fans? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #1
The bride's family was upset TexasTowelie Jul 2015 #2
Sounds like a wedding in Melrose Paek. AngryAmish Jul 2015 #3
Nice example of an armed society mikeysnot Jul 2015 #4
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