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Deadly Bomb Attack In Afghanistan's Fourth-Largest City Targets Journalists

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People attend to a man injured in a blast in the Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif on March 11.
People attend to a man injured in a blast in the Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif on March 11.

A bomb blast at a journalism awards ceremony in the Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif has killed three people and left 13 wounded, Afghan officials said. Some of the wounded were reportedly journalists and children. No one has claimed responsibility for the March 11 blast, which came two days after a bomb in the same city killed Balkh Province Governor Daud Muzmal and two others. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi, click here.

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