Afghans: Ambulance hits roadside bomb; 5 dead

6:37 AM, Jun 11, 2012   |    comments
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Afghan Interior Ministry says an ambulance struck a roadside bomb, killing a pregnant woman who was being rushed to the hospital and four of her family members.

The statement says the ambulance was driving on a road Monday in the northern province of Sar-e-Pul when it hit the buried explosive.

It says the dead included two women and two children.

Meanwhile, an official says another 4 civilians were killed in an attack in the east.

Ghazni provincial spokesman Fazel Ahmad Sabawon says two women and two children died when a mortar fired by insurgents hit their home. He says the militants appeared to be aiming for a government building nearby, but missed their target.

He says the incident happened in Ghazni province's Gilan district.

By RAHIM FAIEZ, Associated Press

The Associated Press