Landmine blast kills 10 Afghan girls: officials
- Published: 17 Dec 2012 at 12.46
- Online news: Asia
Ten young girls were killed when a landmine exploded while they were collecting firewood in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Monday, officials said.
Graphic showing the district where 10 young girls collecting firewood were killed when a landmine exploded Monday.
The girls, aged between nine and 11, died when one of them accidentally struck the mine with an axe, Chaparhar district governor Mohammad Sediq Dawlatzai told AFP.
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