Afghanistan: Blasts explode at Kandahar police HQ

07/09/2008| IslamWeb

Afghan police say two blasts have gone off at the police headquarters in Afghanistan's second-largest city. Casualties are feared.

Police officer Nematullah Khan says it wasn't immediately clear what triggered the blasts Sunday or how much damage they caused at Kandahar's police headquarters.

A second police officer who asked not to be identified says a suicide bomber attacked Gen. Abdul Raziq, a border police commander.

Kandahar is the Taliban's former stronghold. Militants unleashed a massive attack on the city's prison in June, killing around nine police and setting free almost 900 prisoners.

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Afghan policemen stand guard in Kandahar in June 2008.

AP