Bomb in Afghan Bazaar Injures About 20 People, Taliban Says Blast Targeted, but Missed, U.S. Soldiers

KANDAHAR (AP) - A bomb exploded in a bazaar in this southern Afghan city Saturday, wounding about 20 people, at least three seriously, in an attack that a Taliban spokesman said targeted - but missed - American soldiers who shop there. The bomb, apparently placed on a motorcycle, detonated at about 12:30 p.m. outside a hotel in the Herat bazaar in Kandahar's commercial center.

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