Afghan education minister survives assassination bid
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Afghan education minister survives assassination bid
A day after an Afghan lawmaker was killed in a suicide blast, Higher Education Minister Obaidullah Obaid survived an assassination attempt after a bomb targeted his motorcade in the country's northern region.
The minister was travelling from Baghlan to Kunduz province when one of the cars in his convoy hit a roadside bomb, the Afghan police said. The attack injured two of the bodyguards, the police added. "The minister is safe, while two policemen were wounded in the bomb attack." A suicide bomber blew himself up at a wedding reception in Samangan province, also in the north, killing a top Afghan lawmaker and 22 others.
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