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Afghan President's cousin Hashmat Karzai killed in suicide attack

A Suicide Bomber Disguised As A Guest Came To Hashmat Karzai's House To Greet Him On Eid, Dawa Khan Minapal, The Provincial Governor Spokesman In Kandahar, Told AFP.

PTI | Updated on: 29 Jul 2014, 01:58:51 PM

Kandhar:

A suicide attacker killed a cousin of outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai near the volatile southern city of Kandahar today, officials said, raising tensions during a struggle over the contested election result.

"A suicide bomber disguised as a guest came to Hashmat Karzai's house to greet him on Eid," Dawa Khan Minapal, the provincial governor spokesman in Kandahar, told AFP.

"After he hugged him, he blew up his explosives and killed Hashmat Karzai." 

Notably, Hashmat Karzai is the second member of Karzai's family after Wali Karzai to get killed in Kandahar in the past three years.

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First Published : 29 Jul 2014, 12:25:00 PM

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