Afghan officials: 3 accidental blasts kill 9 in Afghanistan

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Source: AP

KABUL, Afghanistan - Three accidental explosions in the Afghan capital have left nine people dead and more than 20 wounded, including some counternarcotics police, officials said Monday.

A policeman dropped a rocket-propelled grenade that exploded as his unit set off from Kabul on Monday on an opium poppy eradication mission north of the city, said Interior Ministry spokesman Zemarai Bashary.

Three policeman were killed in the blast, an Interior Ministry statement said. At least eight others were wounded, said Dr. Ahmad Zia Aftali, chief of the hospital where the injured were taken for treatment.

However, Khodadad, a policeman who goes by one name and witnessed the blast, said more than 15 were hurt.



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