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9 officers wounded in attacks in Afghanistan

By the CNN Wire Staff
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • The bombings occur in the province of Herat
  • Police official says he does not know who is behind the attacks

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Nine police officers were wounded in two bomb attacks in western Afghanistan, police said Wednesday.

The attacks occurred in Herat province, said Brig. Gen. Esa Iftikhari, a police commander.

The officers were injured after driving near an area where remote-controlled bombs had been placed.

"Still it is too early to tell who would had been behind this attack," Iftikhari said