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                         4 Killed in Afghanistan Blast

   by VOA News

   Afghan officials say a bomb blast in a crowded marketplace in the
   western province of Herat has killed four people.
   A Herat spokesman says 12 people were also wounded by the blast
   Saturday, including three policemen.
   The attack comes three days after a bomb planted on a bicycle wounded
   14 people in the city of Herat, capital of Herat Province.  The
   remote-controlled bomb also exploded in a crowded shopping area, and
   was detonated as people were shopping for Eid, a major holiday on the
   Islamic calendar.
   Also Saturday, Britain's Defense Ministry said a British soldier was
   killed in southern Afghanistan on Friday.  A statement said the soldier
   died while on duty in the Nahri Saraj District in Helmand Province.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.
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