At least 20 killed in Afghan blast at cleric’s funeral

Noor Khan, Kandahar

At least 20 killed in Afghan blast at cleric’s funeral

At least 42 people were wounded in the blast blamed on an al-Qaida-linked militant group.

The attack which came on the heels of a major surge in rebel violence in recent months including assassinations, near-daily clashes with rebels and the kidnapping of an Italian aid worker further raised fears that militants were copying the tactics of insurgents in Iraq.

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