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Bomb in market leaves 9 dead in northern Afghanistan

The Ministry of Interior says the bomb went off on Monday morning inside a shop in a market in Faryab province's Ghormuch district. The ministry's statement says the nine dead included a council member from a neighboring province.

FP Archives|May 14, 2012, 14:06:51 IST

Kabul: Authorities say a bomb has exploded at a market in northern Afghanistan, killing nine people, including a local official.

The Ministry of Interior Affairs says the bomb went off on Monday morning inside a shop in a market in Faryab province's Ghormuch district. The ministry's statement says the nine dead included a council member from a neighboring province.The ministry says it has no other details. In a separate statement on Monday, the ministry said police killed 18 insurgents in operations across the country over the past 24 hours.AP

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