Suicide Bombing In Eastern Afghanistan Kills 68, Wounds Scores

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Suicide Bombing In Eastern Afghanistan Kills 68, Wounds Scores
Scott Neuman

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The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a protest gathering in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday has gone up to 68 and with another 165 wounded, the number of dead could rise further, according to a government official.

The latest toll, reported by Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor, was up from an earlier figure of 32, according to The Associated Press.

Protesters from the Nangarhar province's Achin district had gathered to call for the removal of a local police commander. They accuse the official of involvement in arbitrary killings and robberies, The New York Times reports.

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