Bomber strikes at Afghan funeral

[DoYouEverWonder]

June 02, 2005

KANDAHAR: A suicide bomb attack on the funeral of a leading cleric killed by suspected Taliban militants left at least 16 people dead, including one of the country's top policemen, in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials said.

A further 36 people were wounded when the blast ripped through a mosque in the centre of the city, the birthplace of the hardline Islamic Taliban regime that was ousted by US-led forces 3 1/2 years ago.

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It came as prayers were given for Maulvi Abdullah Fayyaz, a close supporter of US-backed President Hamid Karzai who was gunned down on Sunday after recently speaking out against fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Omar.

Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Lutfullah Mashal said 16 people, including General Akram Khakraizwall, the police chief of the capital, Kabul, were killed. The bomber also died.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,15481488%255E2703,00.html

[truthisfreedom]

1. bush's words are so empty now.

sigh. even more empty than before.