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Militants storm maternity clinic in Afghan capital, kill 16

by Associated Press
| May 12, 2020 5:03 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Militants stormed a maternity hospital in the western part of Kabul on Tuesday, setting off an hours-long shootout with the police and killing 16 people, including two newborn babies, their mothers and an unspecified number of nurses, Afghan officials said.

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