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Roadside bomb wounds 4 civilians in E. Afghanistan

Xinhua, March 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

Four civilians were injured as a roadside bomb struck a vehicle in Behsoud district of eastern Nangarhar province with Jalalabad as its capital, spokesman for provincial government Ahmad Zia Abdulzai said. "Four innocent civilians sustained injuries as their vehicle ran over a mine on a road in Daman village of Behsoud district at around 10:00 a.m. local time today," Abdulzai told reporters.

He also blamed the enemies of peace, a reference to the Taliban militants, for organzing the bloody offensive.

However, Taliban militants fighting the government have yet to claim responsibility for the attack. Endi