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Kid Toll Hits 14 in Afghan Bombing

Kid toll rises as Pakistan bomb kills 30 people

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(Newser) – The toll of child victims in an Afghanistan suicide bombing yesterday has risen to 14, reports the Guardian. An exploding truck in eastern Afghanistan killed the children as they walked home from the last day of school for the year. There's no doubt the driver spotted the kids before detonating the bombs, apparently intended for a meeting of tribal elders, said officials. Bloodied textbooks and small shoes lay among the carnage. The explosions also killed a guard and soldier, and injured 58.

The wreckage of a vehicle which was used by a bomber lies on the ground after a suicide attack east of Kabul, Afghanistan, yesterday.
The wreckage of a vehicle which was used by a bomber lies on the ground after a suicide attack east of Kabul, Afghanistan, yesterday.   (AP Photo/Nashanuddin Khan)
An Afghan police officer wounded in a blast walks at the site of a suicide attack in Khost province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, yesterday.
An Afghan police officer wounded in a blast walks at the site of a suicide attack in Khost province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, yesterday.   (AP Photo/Nashanuddin Khan)
School textbooks and shoes are all that's left after a suicide bomb attack in Khost province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, yesterday.
School textbooks and shoes are all that's left after a suicide bomb attack in Khost province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, yesterday.   (AP Photo/Nashanuddin Khan)
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