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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Six civilians were killed as a roadside bomb struck a car in Dand district of southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Tuesday, a police officer in the province Jamal Nasir Barikzai said.
"A bomb planted by militants on a road in Dand district struck a car today morning, killing six people including two men, two women and two children on the spot," Barikzai told Xinhua.
All the victims were members of a family.
Taliban militants who are active in parts of Kandahar province and largely relying on suicide and roadside bombings have not commented.
