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Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 13 In Eastern Afghanistan


People carry a victim of a bomb attack in Jalalabad on May 18.
People carry a victim of a bomb attack in Jalalabad on May 18.
Afghan officials say at least 13 people have been killed and 20 others wounded in a suicide car bombing that targeted police cadets in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad.

Provincial spokesman Abdul Zia Ahmadzai said the bomber attacked a police minivan.

Reports say the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

Few other details were immediately available.

compiled from agency reports

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