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| Deadly blast hits Afghan market | Deadly blast hits Afghan market |
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| A suspected suicide attack in southern Afghanistan has killed at least 17 civilians and four police officers. | A suspected suicide attack in southern Afghanistan has killed at least 17 civilians and four police officers. |
| The bomb was detonated in a market in the Deh Rawud district of Uruzgan province at about 1030 local time. | The bomb was detonated in a market in the Deh Rawud district of Uruzgan province at about 1030 local time. |
| Provincial police chief Jumma Gul told the BBC that a suicide bomber on a motorbike had struck a police vehicle. | Provincial police chief Jumma Gul told the BBC that a suicide bomber on a motorbike had struck a police vehicle. |
| The past few months have seen an increase in insurgent attacks. A local official, quoted by Reuters, blamed Taleban fighters for the latest attack. | The past few months have seen an increase in insurgent attacks. A local official, quoted by Reuters, blamed Taleban fighters for the latest attack. |
| Several shops were reported to have been destroyed by the blast. | |
| The BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul says no group has yet claimed responsibility for the blast but the Taleban are known to be active in the area. | The BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul says no group has yet claimed responsibility for the blast but the Taleban are known to be active in the area. |
| Local government officials have been attacked by the Taleban in the past. | Local government officials have been attacked by the Taleban in the past. |
| Civilian toll | |
| Aid agencies have expressed concern about the rising civilian death toll in Afghanistan. | |
| The Red Cross said that in July at least 250 civilians were killed or wounded over a six-day period. | |
| The UN said recently that the number of civilians killed in fighting in the country had jumped by nearly two-thirds compared to last year. | The UN said recently that the number of civilians killed in fighting in the country had jumped by nearly two-thirds compared to last year. |
| On Monday a suicide bombing in Kabul killed more than 40 people. | |
| The Afghan authorities are also investigating a US air strike in Nangarhar province last Sunday, in which 47 people died. | The Afghan authorities are also investigating a US air strike in Nangarhar province last Sunday, in which 47 people died. |