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At least 55 dead in Kabul suicide attack

Submitted by kieronb on Wed, 2011-12-07 11:40

At least 55 dead in Kabul suicide attack "'I saw bodies and limbs fly up into the air,' said one witness. Although there is a long history of bomb attacks on Shias in neighbouring Pakistan, there has never been such a large-scale attack in Afghanistan."

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