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Twelve killed in Afghan explosion Afghan suicide bomber 'kills 18'
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At least 12 people have been killed in an explosion outside a government office in southern Afghanistan, the police said. At least 18 people have been killed in an explosion near a governor's office and mosque in southern Afghanistan, Afghan officials say.
A suicide bomber was suspected to have triggered the blast in the town of Lashkar Gah, policeman Mohammed Ayoub told Reuters news agency. A suicide bomber was stopped at a checkpoint in the town of Lashkar Gah in volatile Helmand province, when he triggered his device, officials said.
Separately, a bomb has struck a convoy of Nato-led troops in the Afghan capital, Kabul, a spokesman said. Separately, a bomb placed under a bridge has struck a convoy of Nato-led troops in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
He said "some soldiers and civilians" had been wounded in the blast. A Nato soldier - thought to be Italian - and an Afghan child were killed.
It was unclear whether the explosion in Kabul was caused by a roadside bomb or a suicide attack. Nato's mission in Afghanistan, Isaf, said five soldiers were injured in the blast, along with five Afghan civilians.
The attack on the military convoy, who were on patrol south of the Afghan capital, wounded one of the soldiers seriously, Nato spokesman Maj Luke Knittig told the Associated Press news agency. It is thought they were travelling in a vehicle behind the Nato convoy when the explosion happened.
The local police chief, Mohammed Doud Nadim, said a vehicle following behind the convoy was also hit, injuring a number of civilians. The attack in Lashkar Gah took place at the first ring of security outside the compound housing the governor of Helmand province, Mohammed Daoud Safi.
He was inside the compound and not hurt in the blast, police said.
"This was a suicide attack. A man carrying explosives attached to his body was stopped by police at a control point and then activated his bomb," police General Mohammad Nabi Mullahkhail told the AFP news agency.
He said three of the dead were police officers.
At least 17 people were injured in the attack.
It was reported that 12 were civilians and another three from the Afghan army.
Earlier this month, a suicide car bombing in Kabul killed at least 16 people.Earlier this month, a suicide car bombing in Kabul killed at least 16 people.
Several Nato soldiers, most of them British or Canadian, have been killed in fierce fighting with Taleban guerrillas since the alliance extended its peacekeeping mission in the south a month ago.Several Nato soldiers, most of them British or Canadian, have been killed in fierce fighting with Taleban guerrillas since the alliance extended its peacekeeping mission in the south a month ago.