Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, June 5
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An Afghan lawmaker was killed and 11 people wounded in a bomb attack in Kabul on Sunday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.
"A member of Afghanistan parliament Shir Wali Wardak martyred as a result of an explosion in Kabul this evening," spokesman Sediq Sediqqi tweeted. (Afghanistan-Bomb Attack)
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HANOI -- Bodies of three people who went missing after a tourist boat capsized in Han River in Vietnam's central Da Nang city Saturday night, were recovered on Sunday.
Local authorities said after recovering bodies of the victims, the search and rescue mission ended, reported the official online newspaper of Da Nang. (Vietnam-Tourist Boat)
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MANILA -- A policeman was killed and two others wounded in an attack by suspected leftist New People's Army (NPA) in the central Philippine province of Masbate on Sunday, police said.
Personnel of Baleno Municipal Police Station on board a patrol car were ambushed in Lagta village at around 5:40 a.m. local time while on their way back to the police station after responding to a report that a dead person was found in another village. (Philippines-Rebels-Ambush)
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TOKYO -- A U.S. Navy officer was arrested on Sunday for drunk driving in Japanese southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa.
The drunk driving left two local people injured, according to local reports. (Japan-U.S.-Drunk Driving) Endit