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Afghanistan attack: Nangarhar suicide blast toll soars
Source: BBC
A suicide bombing in east Afghanistan has killed at least 68 people, officials say, in one of the deadliest insurgent attacks in recent months.
The bomber struck in a crowd of people protesting against a local police chief in Nangarhar province near Pakistan.
The death toll from Tuesday's blast soared overnight. Another 165 people were injured - local hospitals struggled to cope with the casualties.
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No group has said it carried out the suicide bombing in the crowd of protesters in Nangarhar's Momand Dara district, but Islamic State militants are active in the province.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45494694
