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| Six dead in Taleban suicide blast | Six dead in Taleban suicide blast |
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| Six people including four security personnel have been killed in a suicide blast in the office of the governor of the Afghan province of Helmand. | Six people including four security personnel have been killed in a suicide blast in the office of the governor of the Afghan province of Helmand. |
| The governor was thought to be in the building but escaped injury. | The governor was thought to be in the building but escaped injury. |
| The Taleban say that they carried out the lunch-time attack and were targeting the governor. Eight other security personnel were also injured. | The Taleban say that they carried out the lunch-time attack and were targeting the governor. Eight other security personnel were also injured. |
| The Taleban have named the bomber and say he was from Helmand province, which has seen increased violence this year. | The Taleban have named the bomber and say he was from Helmand province, which has seen increased violence this year. |
| The BBC's Alastair Leithead in Afghanistan says that the suicide bomber got into the building in Lashkar Gah before detonating explosives strapped to his body. | |
| Our correspondent says the governor has been the target of numerous earlier assassination attempts. | Our correspondent says the governor has been the target of numerous earlier assassination attempts. |
| The governor had recently been told he was going to be sacked, although the decision had not been formally announced. | The governor had recently been told he was going to be sacked, although the decision had not been formally announced. |
| The majority of British forces in Afghanistan are based in Helmand, where they have been involved in heavy fighting with the Taleban. | The majority of British forces in Afghanistan are based in Helmand, where they have been involved in heavy fighting with the Taleban. |