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Afghanistan
Afghanistan: ambulance hits roadside bomb, 5 dead
A pregnant woman who was being rushed to the hospital and four of her family members were killed when their ambulance struck a buried explosive.
THE AFGHAN INTERIOR Ministry says an ambulance struck a roadside bomb earlier today, killing a pregnant woman who was being rushed to the hospital and four of her family members.
The statement says the ambulance was driving on a road Monday in the northern province of Sar-e-Pul when it hit the buried explosive. It says the dead included two women and two children.
Meanwhile, an official says another four civilians were killed in an attack in the east.
Ghazni provincial spokesman Fazel Ahmad Sabawon says two women and two children died when a mortar fired by insurgents hit their home. He says the militants appeared to be aiming for a government building nearby, but missed their target.
The incident happened in Ghazni province’s Gilan district.
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