A screen grab shows a police convoy at the site of a bomb blast in Kandahar March 13, 2010. Taliban suicide bombers struck across Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar on Saturday, killing 30 people and wounding scores in a series of strikes the militants called a message to NATO. REUTERS/Reuters TVExplosions Rock Afghan City, Destroying Buildings and Killing Dozens -- New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — At least four strong explosions rocked Kandahar on Saturday evening, causing buildings to collapse and killing dozens of people, according to Afghan and American officials.
The Kandahar authorities asked NATO forces to help in the rescue alongside Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan National Police. One of the attacks occurred near the city’s police headquarters and another near the Kandahar prison. The other targets were still unclear three hours after the explosions, officials said.
Ahmed Wali Karzai, the chairman of the Kandahar Provincial Council and President Hamid Karzai’s half-brother, said that three of the explosions were caused by suicide bombers, including two suicide car bombs, one at the police headquarters and one at the prison. A third bomb on a motorbike exploded near his house, he said.
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