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15:58, 23-Aug-2017
At least five killed, 42 injured in Helmand bombing
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At least five people were killed and 42 injured in a suicide bombing in Lashkar Gah, the capital city of Helmand Province in Afghanistan on Wednesday.
A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb outside a police headquarters. The incident took place when a crowd of policemen and soldiers gathered to collect their pay.
The dead included two soldiers, two local women and a child.
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.