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Explosion reported on road to Kabul's airport
BBC Online ^ | 13 MAR 08 | Unk

Posted on 03/12/2008 9:13:54 PM PDT by tongue-tied

Explosion reported, no further word on injuries or exact location. Just the title and "More soon" on the BBC site.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; airport; explosion; kabul; taleban; taliban; wot
D@*%ed Taliban.
1 posted on 03/12/2008 9:13:54 PM PDT by tongue-tied
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To: All

Note: The following news brief is a quote:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i8dGftYb0s4XWdUMRdIVs3vh1CKAD8VCAG380

Suicide Bomber Strikes in Afghan Capital
25 minutes ago
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Police say a suicide bomber has hit an armored vehicle near Kabul’s airport. The blast appears to have caused some casualties.
Several other private vehicles were damaged in the attack early Thursday, said Mohammad Aslam, a police official. It was not immediately clear who was targeted in the bombing.
An Associated Press reporter at the scene says the blast has caused casualties.


2 posted on 03/12/2008 9:27:23 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: tongue-tied; Cindy

Thanks, tt, for checking in. Prayers up for all involved.


3 posted on 03/12/2008 9:32:01 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Cindy
5 killed by suicide bomber on airport road.
4 posted on 03/12/2008 9:37:39 PM PDT by tongue-tied
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To: tongue-tied
Something is wrong with my linking...here is the URL

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7293414.stm
5 posted on 03/12/2008 9:38:36 PM PDT by tongue-tied
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Yes, praying for the families of the victims, too.


6 posted on 03/12/2008 9:41:37 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: tongue-tied

Here you go, making it clickable:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7293414.stm


7 posted on 03/12/2008 9:42:39 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: tongue-tied

Kabul suicide bomber kills five

Kabul map
At least five civilians are reported to have been killed in a blast near the airport in the Afghan capital Kabul.

The suicide bomber targeted an armoured vehicle during rush hour, The Associated Press reports, quoting Afghan police.

Correspondents say the road is regularly used by foreign troops deployed in the country.

The road has been the scene of a series of suicide attacks by Taleban insurgent fighters in recent years.


8 posted on 03/12/2008 9:44:37 PM PDT by brityank (The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
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To: tongue-tied; Allegra; tomkow6; All

Prayers goes out to the victims


9 posted on 03/12/2008 9:48:48 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: SevenofNine

Yes.


10 posted on 03/12/2008 9:57:35 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy

Thanks, some weird stuff shows up every time I “paste” into my premade link poster.


11 posted on 03/12/2008 9:59:54 PM PDT by tongue-tied
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To: SevenofNine

Indeed Seven, indeed.


12 posted on 03/12/2008 10:00:23 PM PDT by tongue-tied
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To: Kathy in Alaska; Jet Jaguar; All

UPDATE:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i8dGftYb0s4XWdUMRdIVs3vh1CKAD8VCBARO0

“Suicide Bomb Kills 6 in Afghan Capital”
By AMIR SHAH – 11 minutes ago

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide car bomber struck an armored vehicle carrying U.S. soldiers near the Kabul airport Thursday, killing six Afghan civilians, officials said.
None of the four American troops in the targeted vehicle appeared to be badly wounded, an Associated Press photographer at the scene said. A U.S. spokesman, Army Lt. Col. David Johnson, said the vehicle that was struck had come from the U.S. military base in Kabul, Camp Eggers, but he had no other immediate details.”


13 posted on 03/12/2008 10:10:58 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: tongue-tied

Damn them indeed..
Prayers up, TT!


14 posted on 03/12/2008 10:49:59 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: tongue-tied

2 extra pieces of punctuation at the end of the addy. Just delete the “; and the link is good.


15 posted on 03/12/2008 11:14:50 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Cindy

Thanks, Cindy, for the update.


16 posted on 03/13/2008 1:20:26 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

You’re welcome Kathy.


17 posted on 03/13/2008 1:26:14 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: tongue-tied

I pray for those who mourn and for our wounded.(((tongue tied)))


18 posted on 03/13/2008 3:21:22 PM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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