Bomber in police uniform kills 21 Afghan policemen

Bomber in police uniform kills 21 Afghan policemen
By NOOR KHAN, Associated Press Writer Noor Khan, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 20 mins ago
AP – Map locates Tirin Kot, Afghanistan, where a suicide bomber killed at least 18 officers; 1 c x 1 5/8 in; …
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A suicide bomber in a police uniform detonated his explosives inside a police training center in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing 21 officers and wounding at least 20, officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
The bomber entered the training facility in Tirin Kot, the capital of Uruzgan province, as the police reservists were exercising, said Juma Gul Himat, Uruzgan's provincial police chief. The Interior Ministry said the attacker was disguised in a police uniform, a tactic Taliban militants have used in several high-profile attacks.
The Taliban has made a comeback the last three years after their initial defeat following the U.S. invasion in 2001. Southern Afghanistan is the center of their fight against the government and international military forces, and militants control wide swaths of territory.
The blast, which also damaged the compound, killed 21 policemen and wounded at least 20 others, Himat said. Nine of the wounded were sent to hospitals, while the rest were released after treatment, Himat said.
A Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, claimed responsibility for the blast in a phone call from an undisclosed location. Ahmadi said the militants will continue to launch bomb attacks on Afghan government officials and foreign troops in the country.
Over the last several years, police have borne the brunt of militant attacks. In 2008, some 868 policemen were killed in insurgent attacks, according to a tally of figures collected by The Associated Press. More than 900 police were killed in 2007.

2. Summary
A bomb attack occurred in Southern Afghanistan and this event was killed at least 18 officers and wounded more then 20 people. The militant wearing police uniform donated his explosives in a police training center when the police reservists were exercising. Nine of the wounded were sent to hospitals while the rest were released after treatment. The Taliban spokesman claimed that the responsibility for the blast in a phone call from an undisclosed place. And the Ahmadi said the suicide bomber will be continued on Afghan government and foreign troops. According to the tally, the death tolls of policeman were 868 in 2008.
3. Feedback
Militant attack is not an explosive issue for the local people, especially the local police and troops, who are usually to bear and resist the brunt of insurgent attacks. Nevertheless, it still is hot news for the reporters to cover, no matter are internal or external. They make use of the words to come into public notice to care the problem of militant. Although such suicide attacks seem too far to me, I am concerned for the safety of the local police and residents. They live under horror and fear, their safety was threatened every time by the militants. They can not work and study normally that makes them under the extensive stress everywhere. It is a horrible thing! I hope these attacks can be stopped immediately and return a peaceful life to them.