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                   7 Civilians Killed in Afghan Mosque Blast

   by VOA News

   Afghan officials say a bomb blast has killed seven civilians who were
   in a mosque retrieving the bodies of four Taliban insurgents killed by
   joint NATO and Afghan forces in a night raid.
   Authorities in Wardak province say the civilians were killed Sunday
   morning in the rubble of a village mosque, following the raid.
   A provincial spokesman said the insurgents were wearing suicide vests,
   but it was not immediately clear what caused the explosion that killed
   the civilians.
   Night raids and civilian casualties have been major sources of friction
   between Kabul and its Western backers, and have led to large protests
   and considerable violence.

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