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Afghan suicide attack "kills six" at Kandahar airport

At least six civilians have been killed in a suicide attack at the international airport in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say. 
The attack happened outside the perimeter of the airport, where thousands of foreign troops are based.
They appear to have been the target, though Nato says none was killed.
The Taliban told the BBC it was behind the attack, which analysts say highlights the fragile security situation in Kandahar.
A series of recent attacks has shattered a relative peace enjoyed by Kandahar - seen as the spiritual home of the Taliban, as well as being the birthplace of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Earlier this month, a series of blasts killed at least 12 people in the city.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16627129
19 January 2012, Thursday
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