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Afghan bus hits road bomb,25 killed

KABUL: A bus hit a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday killing 25 people aboard. The passenger bus was traveling in Nimroz province on a main highway toward the capital,Kabul,when it struck the explosive about 7 am,said Nazir Ahmad,a provincial government spokesman. Another 20 people were wounded,he said. The explosion occurred near Delaram 8211; a volatile area close to the borders of Helmand and Farah provinces.