Suicide bomber kills 7 Afghans, wounds 20 governor

KHOST, Afghanistan, Nov 26 (Reuters) A suicide bomber blew himself up in a restaurant, killing seven people and wounding 20 others today in southeast Afghanistan, a provincial governor said.

The attack happened in Urgun district of Paktika province bordering Pakistan, the provincial governor Mohammad Akram Khpelwak, told Reuters.

All of the victims were civilians, but several provincial officials were among the wounded, he said.

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