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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. The BBC's Alastair Leithead in Afghanistan says that the suicide bomber got into the building in the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah, before detonating explosives strapped to his body.
'Giving in'
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.
In October, an attempt on his life by a suicide bomber resulted in the death of a British Royal Marine in Lashkar Gah.
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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. Britain's Sunday Times newspaper said that the decision to remove him came from US pressure, because of his key role in holding truce talks with the Taleban in Musa Qala district.
His policy was publicly criticised by the Americans as "giving in" to the militants.
The majority of British troops are based in Helmand province, where they are involved in heavy fighting with the Taleban.