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2 children killed, 1 injured in mortar shell blast

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KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Two children have been killed and a third wounded due in a mortar shell explosion in southern Kandahar province, security official said on Sunday.

Police spokesman Zia Durrani told Pajhwok Afghan News the blast took place in the Makowan locality of Zherai district late on Saturday.

He said the unexploded shell went off when the children were playing with it. Two of the children were killed and a third wounded, he added.

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