Death toll in Afghanistan election rally blast climbs to at least 22 - officials


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  • Saturday, 13 Oct 2018

KABUL (Reuters) - The number of people killed when a bomb went off at an election rally in northeastern Afghanistan has climbed to at least 22, officials said on Saturday.

The explosion happened in Takhar province where scores of people had gathered to listen to a speech by a woman standing as a candidate in the parliamentary polls on Oct. 20.

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