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| Afghan suicide bomber kills five | Afghan suicide bomber kills five |
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| Five policemen have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, police say. | Five policemen have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, police say. |
| Four police were wounded in the attack on an anti-drug patrol in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province. | Four police were wounded in the attack on an anti-drug patrol in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province. |
| Two police vehicles were damaged in blast, the deputy provincial police chief, Kamal Uddin, told Associated Press news agency. | Two police vehicles were damaged in blast, the deputy provincial police chief, Kamal Uddin, told Associated Press news agency. |
| Helmand province produces almost two-thirds of the world's opium, which is used to manufacture heroin. | Helmand province produces almost two-thirds of the world's opium, which is used to manufacture heroin. |
| The attacker was a man on foot who detonated explosives strapped to his body as he approached the police convoy, police added. |