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Breaking News

Explosion Near Pakistan-Afghanistan Border

Aired August 09, 2002 - 07:30   ET

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BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Also breaking news from Afghanistan, the eastern edge of the country there near the border with Pakistan. Reports today of an explosion in the town of Jalalabad. According to the Afghan Islamic Press, that blast rocked an office building. The agency says the building housed a company involved in road construction. There are reports that some bodies already have been recovered from the scene.
We will follow that story for you throughout the morning and keep you posted as soon as we get more.

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