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A suicide bomber has killed three people and injured seven others in an attack in southern Afghanistan, officials say.The bomber targeted a group of security guards as they stood in a bazaar in the southern province of Zabul, a provincial government spokesman said.
The attacker was reportedly on foot and wearing an explosives-packed vest.
Coalition troops supporting the Afghan government army are fighting the Taliban in the country's south.
"Three people, including one security guard and two civilians were killed and seven others, all civilians, were injured," the spokesman, Mohammed Jan Rasoulyar, was quoted as telling AFP news agency.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.