Roadside bomb kills 10 in Afghanistan’s Kandahar city January 27, 2013 - 15:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At least 10 people have been killed, eight of them police officers, after a roadside bomb detonated in the southern city of Kandahar, officials have said. Police in Kandahar said they went to a residential area to defuse a bomb but were hit by a second device. There has been a wave of recent attacks targeting security forces across the country. On Saturday, Jan 26 a suicide bomber on a motorbike killed 10 police officers in the northern province of Kunduz. In the Kandahar attack, police had driven into a residential neighborhood of the city to inspect a bomb found there. They had detained three suspects and were driving back in a police truck when they struck a second device that had been buried in the road. Eight police officers and two of those who had just been detained were killed in the blast. No-one has yet said they carried out the attack, but Taliban-linked insurgents have been blamed for a string of similar incidents, BBC News reported.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
