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3 killed, 23 injured in suicide bombing Posted: 10 Jun 2011 10:29 PM PDT KHOST: At least three people were killed and 23 others were injured Saturday morning when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Khost, the capital city of eastern Khost province, Xinhua news agency reported quoting an official as saying. "Till now three killed and 23 injured were admitted in provincial capital hospital Saturday morning," director of provincial health department Hidayatullah Hamidi told Xinhua. Earlier, a police official who declined to be identified said that a suicide bomber blew himself up near a police vehicle bringing the commander of fast-reaction police department, Mohammad Zahir, to office in western part of the city.
According to Hamidi, most of the casualties were civilian while some policemen were also among the victims of the blast that took place at around 07:30 a.m. local time. He said that the number of casualties could further rise since the explosion occurred in morning rush hour. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far but Taliban militants have been behind most suicide and roadside bomb attacks across the country.
The insurgents also warned the civilians to keep away from official gatherings, military convoys and centers because they are the legitimate targets of their attacks. -- BERNAMA
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Taiwan fraud suspects deported from Cambodia Posted: 10 Jun 2011 09:40 PM PDT The 122 suspects, detained Thursday in a rare co-ordinated police operation across several Asian countries, landed in Taiwan early Saturday and were taken to a police centre for questioning, said the Criminal Investigation Bureau. TAIPEI: More than 120 Taiwanese nationals arrested in Cambodia on suspicion of fraud were deported to Taiwan Saturday for further investigation, police on the island said. They were among nearly 600 people, including 410 Taiwanese and 181 Chinese, rounded up across the region for allegedly running Internet and telephone scams mainly targeting mainland Chinese, according to the bureau.
Taiwanese fraud rings have recently relocated to Southeast Asia after the island's police joined forces with Chinese authorities to bust their operations. |
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