7 children killed in Afghan bomb blast July 25, 2012 - 17:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Seven children have died after their local water spring was booby trapped with a bomb aimed at Afghan police, Belfast Telegraph reported. They were grazing farm animals when the device went off in the Taywara district of western Ghor province, said provincial police chief Dilawar Shah. He said the spring was located in an area that has seen recent fighting between insurgents and police forces, and added that the children accidentally triggered the device as they were grazing cattle. He said the bomb was intended for security forces that use the same spring as a water supply. President Hamid Karzai condemned the bombing. In other violence, the US military said that one of its troops had been killed in western Afghanistan. The death brings the number of foreign troops killed this month to 36, and the total for this year to 251. Of those, at least 155 have been Americans. Partner news  Top stories U.S. officials say they want to advance efforts to start talks between the Syrian government and opposition leaders. The international conference, backed by Russia and the U.S., aims to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria. Nuland, a career foreign service officer who was until recently State's top spokesperson, was expected to be nominated the post. Alkhatib said Assad should respond within 20 days and that he should then be given a month to dissolve parliament.   Partner news |  Latest news Israeli security expert says Syrian hacker attack foiled  Israel refuses to comment on the strike but officials at the time said Iranian missiles set for Hezbollah were hit.Gyumri to host Europe Day celebrations The celebrations will feature a small information fair, with EU project representatives to brief the visitors on the initiatives launched.1st Armenian interactive fairy tale available for iPhone/iPod Touch The tale sparked great interest in Diaspora. Such projects, namely interactive version of “Alice in Wonderland”, are popular abroad.Expert says Russian FM’s remarks in context of Madrid Principles No decisive developments will follow the meeting between Russian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, David Jamalyan said. |
