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| 'Three dead' in Afghan bomb blast | 'Three dead' in Afghan bomb blast |
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| At least three people have been killed and 30 wounded in a bomb blast in the Afghan city of Kandahar, police say. | At least three people have been killed and 30 wounded in a bomb blast in the Afghan city of Kandahar, police say. |
| They say that the brother of President Hamid Karzai was caught up in the explosion but was not injured. | They say that the brother of President Hamid Karzai was caught up in the explosion but was not injured. |
| Ahmed Walli Karzai was chairing a meeting of local politicians when a car parked close to the building exploded. | Ahmed Walli Karzai was chairing a meeting of local politicians when a car parked close to the building exploded. |
| The BBC's Ian Pannell in Kabul says that this was the biggest attack of its kind in Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taleban movement. | The BBC's Ian Pannell in Kabul says that this was the biggest attack of its kind in Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taleban movement. |
| 'Cowardly act' | |
| Large parts of the Kandahar Provincial Council building in the centre of the city were destroyed and a member of the Afghan intelligence services is among the dead. | |
| Ahmed Walli Karzai escaped unhurt | |
| So far there has been no claim of responsibility. | So far there has been no claim of responsibility. |
| But speaking to the BBC, Ahmad Walli Karzai blamed the Taleban for the attack, calling it a "cowardly act". | But speaking to the BBC, Ahmad Walli Karzai blamed the Taleban for the attack, calling it a "cowardly act". |
| He also warned that he would not be frightened away. | He also warned that he would not be frightened away. |
| Doctors told the AFP news agency that the bodies of three people, one a woman, were taken to the city's main hospital. They say that most of the wounded have "superficial injuries". | |
| However a teenager who lives in the area told AFP that the roofs of two houses had collapsed and some people may have been trapped under the rubble. | |
| Correspondents say that the city of Kandahar has been hit by several bomb attacks, mostly blamed on the Taleban, since they were removed from power in 2001. | |
| In mid-June, a suicide bomber in a fuel truck smashed into the gates of Kandahar prison enabling militants to storm the building. Police said that about 300 militants were among those who escaped. | |
| In September, two explosions targeted a police station, killing at least two policemen. |