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16 November 2012 - 14:54 AMT

17 civilians killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan

Afghan officials say 17 civilians have been killed by a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan, The Associated Press reported.

Abdul Rahman Zhuwandai, a spokesman for Farah province, says the civilians killed were on a bus traveling on Friday, Nov 16 to a wedding in Pusht Rod district.

He says most of the victims were women and children. At least 10 others were wounded in the afternoon explosion.