Suicide Blast Kills 7 in Afghanistan

A suicide car bomber attacked a government compound in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province Wednesday, killing at least seven people and wounding 41 others. The complex in Lashgar Gah houses the governor as well as the head of the provincial council. Provincial government spokesman Omar Zwak and local district governor Haji Fatihullah were among those wounded in the blast. "I was in a gathering inside the governor's compound when the blast happened and I became...

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