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To: Suma who wrote (118916)	11/6/2007 9:19:03 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Respond to of 362348

whether oil..defense dollars.. or the tax breaks.. its.. the Money.. Meanwhile Many dead in Afghanistan bombing More than 100 people have been killed or wounded in a suicide bombing in northern Afghanistan, officials say. At least five members of the Afghan parliament are among the dead in the town of Baghlan. Other MPs are said to have been hurt. Reports say the death toll could rise. Reuters quoted a hospital official as saying they had received 90 bodies. Violence has spread in Afghanistan where thousands of troops are battling the Taleban and their allies. Bodies The bomb exploded in the centre of Baghlan town while a delegation of parliamentarians was visiting. News agencies said a ceremony was being held to re-open a sugar factory. Among MPs killed was Mustafa Kazimi, a prominent opposition figure, a municipal official told the BBC. It is not clear how many other members of the delegation might also be casualties, the BBC's Alix Kroeger in Kabul says. Casualty figures varied considerably in the immediate aftermath of the bomb, and the death toll could rise. "The bodies of 90 people have been brought to the hospital so far and 50 people have been wounded," Baghlan hospital director Dr Khalilullah told the news agency. Violence Until now, most suicide attacks have taken place in the south and east of Afghanistan or, less frequently, in Kabul. A suicide bomb in the capital in June killed 30 people and there have been 10 such attacks in Helmand province in the past few weeks. Helmand is the centre of opium-poppy production in Afghanistan and the scene of major clashes between insurgents and Afghan and international forces. Baghlan Province in the north has until now been relatively unscathed. Story from BBC NEWS: news.bbc.co.uk Published: 2007/11/06 13:30:28 GMT © BBC MMVII