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Afghanistan: Explosion leaves eight people hurt

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 25 Jul 2018

Afghanistan: Explosion leaves eight people hurt

Kabul: An explosion in Afghanistan's  Faryab province on Wednesday left at least eight people injured. media reports said.

Police told Pajhwok Afghan News the blast took place inside a shop in Maimana, the provincial capital in the morning.

Police have started investigating the matter.

The injured people were rushed to a hospital.

Haji Mohammad Naeem, the shopkeeper who sustained injury in the blast, told the Afghanistan-based news agency: “A woman entered and said she wants to print birthday cards and put a bag in my shop."

“The woman told me she wound return once the cards are printed. Soon after she left, the explosion happened,” he said.

 

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