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Afghanistan: 5 NDS personnel killed in Herat blast

| @indiablooms | Apr 20, 2019, at 06:53 am

Kabul, Apr 20 (IBNS): At least five  National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel were killed in a blast which rocked western Herat province of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.

The incident left three others hurt.

NDS officials deducted a suspected vehicle and recovered explosives but during defusing the explosive the blast took place in which three personnel were killed and two others injured, reported Pajhwok Afghan News.

The source told the Afghanistan-based news agency that the explosive placed inside a ranger vehicle which was brought to the NDS office.

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the incident.

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