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An Afghan official says a truck bomb in central Afghanistan has killed at least 25 people, including at least 12 school children.
A local police chief said a truck loaded with wood appeared to be deliberately turned over on a road in Logar province. He said attackers remotely detonated explosives hidden in the truck Thursday as children were walking to school.
At least a dozen students, four police officers and nine others were killed in the blast. Militants frequently use roadside bombs against foreign troops and Afghan forces, but the majority of victims have been civilians.
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