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Bosonic

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Sun Nov 23, 2014, 11:18 AM Nov 2014

Suicide blast at Afghan volleyball game kills 50: official

Source: AFP

Around 50 people were killed and 60 others injured when a suicide blast ripped through crowds gathered to watch a volleyball game in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said.

"The suicide attacker was on a motorcycle, he detonated himself in the middle of a volleyball match," Attaullah Fazli, deputy governor of Paktika province, told AFP

"A lot of people including some provincial officials and the police chief were there. About 50 people have been killed, and 60 injured, a lot of them seriously."

Read more: https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/suicide-blast-afghan-sports-field-kills-50-official-145646200.html

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What ends could these means possibly justify? n/t cigsandcoffee Nov 2014 #1
read their beliefs samsingh Nov 2014 #3
A volleyball game. EEO Nov 2014 #2
And we in America are the bad guys... SoapBox Nov 2014 #4
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