
LASHKARGAH (SW) – A blast in Helmand’s Sangin district has killed at least nine policemen and left five others wounded.
Well-placed sources told Salam Watandar the incident took place when the policemen were trying to defuse an explosive device when it detonated.
The provincial governor, Mohammad Yaseen Khan, has said lack of care on the part of the policemen let to the accident. The governor only confirmed killing of five policemen in this incident.
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