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Police says rocket hits Kabul on Afghan voting day
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September 18, 2010, Saturday
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POLICE say a rocket struck Kabul about three hours before citizens planned to head to the polls to vote in Afghanistan's parliamentary elections.
Afghan police officer Mohammad Abrahim says the rocket landed around 4 am in the yard of Afghanistan's state-owned television station. It's a couple of blocks from the presidential palace, NATO headquarters and the US Embassy.
The rocket was an apparent warning from insurgents trying to scare people from going to the polls. About 2,500 candidates are vying for 249 seats in the parliament.
The Taliban have written threats on leaflets passed out at mosques, whispered them in villages and posted Internet messages saying those who cast ballots should be prepared to be attacked.
Afghan police officer Mohammad Abrahim says the rocket landed around 4 am in the yard of Afghanistan's state-owned television station. It's a couple of blocks from the presidential palace, NATO headquarters and the US Embassy.
The rocket was an apparent warning from insurgents trying to scare people from going to the polls. About 2,500 candidates are vying for 249 seats in the parliament.
The Taliban have written threats on leaflets passed out at mosques, whispered them in villages and posted Internet messages saying those who cast ballots should be prepared to be attacked.
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