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Afghan suicide bomber kills five Afghan suicide bomber kills four
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Five policemen have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, police say. At least four 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. Another four officers were wounded in the attack on an anti-drug patrol in Lashkar Gah in Helmand province.
Two police vehicles were damaged in the blast, the deputy provincial police chief, Kamal Uddin, told Associated Press news agency. Two police vehicles were damaged in the blast, the deputy provincial police chief, Kamal Uddin, told the 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.The attacker was a man on foot who detonated explosives strapped to his body as he approached the police convoy, police added.