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Blast in Afghan voter registration booth kills 12, injures 33

Bomb placed in tent being used to register voters on the grounds of a mosque in Khost; toll likely to rise

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A wounded man lays on a trolley as others rush him to a hospital following the blast. Pic/AFP
A wounded man lays on a trolley as others rush him to a hospital following the blast. Pic/AFP

A blast at a voter registration centre in Afghanistan's restive east yesterday killed or wounded at least 30 people, officials said. The bomb had been placed in a tent being used to register voters on the grounds of a mosque, said Khost provincial police chief Abdul Hanan Zadran.

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