Explosion occurs near polling station in Afghan city of Kandahar

An explosion occurred near a polling station in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Saturday just an hour after voters began queuing to cast their vote to elect a new president. A senior provincial government official said three people were injured by the blast.

No militant group claimed responsibility for the blast.

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