Roadside blast kills 17 Afghan civilians
Group was traveling to wedding
Posted: November 17, 2012 at 4:20 a.m.
A roadside bomb killed 17 civilians Friday as they traveled to a wedding in western Afghanistan. Most of the dead were women and children, and it was the third time in less than 10 days that a bomb claimed the lives of Afghan civilians.
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