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'At least nine dead in attack at Afghan volleyball match'

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AFP Kabul
At least nine civilians were killed today and 33 wounded in an attack at a volleyball match in Afghanistan's southeastern Paktika province, the government said.

"Initial information shows nine people, all of them civilians, have been killed," said interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi.

The police chief of Paktika province, Zrawar Zahid, put the death toll at 10, with 33 injuring including children.

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First Published: Sep 27 2015 | 11:32 PM IST

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