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Kabul hit by deadly pre-poll attack

A suicide car bomber has killed 10 people in an attack on a convoy of Western troops in the Afghan capital.

A Nato soldier and nine Afghans, including two UN staff, died in the explosion, which injured more than 50.

Militants have threatened to disrupt Thursday's presidential election.

John Simpson reports from Kabul.

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