Official: Afghan Soldiers Blamed for Wedding Bombing

An Afghan official said soldiers are responsible for a rocket attack that killed 17 people at a wedding party in southern Helmand province. Helmand's Deputy Governor Mohammad Jan Rasoulyar said the soldiers fired the rockets late Wednesday after coming under attack from militants. Those believed to be responsible for the incident have been handed over to a military court, he added. Rasoulyar also revised down the death toll, which witnesses had put at 26. He said 17 people were...

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