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Kandahar police chief killed in attack

KANDAHAR: A suicide bomber killed Friday the police chief of Kandahar province,after penetrating tight defences at the police headquarters,security officials said. Khan Mohammad Mujahid had survived two previous attacks.

High radiation dose for 28 at plant: Japan

VIENNA: Japan has told the UN atomic agency that 28 nuclear workers have received high radiation doses as they battle to stabilise the stricken Fukushima Daiichi power plant. The 28 have accumulated doses of over 100 millisieverts,the International Atomic Energy Agency said.

Suicide bomber hits Indonesian mosque

JAKARTA: A suicide bomber blew himself up as police were praying Friday,wounding 28 people. The attack,which followed a nearly two-year lull in suicide bombings,occurred in the West Java town of Cirebon. The victims had nails,nuts and bolts in their bodies,hospital sources said.