Afghan official says land mine kills 17 civilians
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan officials say 17 civilians have been killed by a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan.
Abdul Rahman Zhuwandai, a spokesman for Farah province, says the civilians killed were on a bus traveling on Friday to a wedding in Pusht Rod district.
He says most of the victims were women and children.
He says at least 10 others were wounded in the afternoon explosion.
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