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Six killed in suicide attack on Afghan funeral: official

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AFP Jalalabad (Afghanistan)
A suicide attacker blew himself up at a funeral in eastern Afghanistan today, killing at least six people and wounding 11 others, officials said.

"The attacker detonated himself during the funeral ceremony for a former governor of Haska Mina district who died recently of natural causes," the Nangarhar provincial governor's office said in a statement.

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First Published: Dec 31 2017 | 4:25 PM IST

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