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Death toll rises to two from bomb blast

[Niger] Niger, Maradi, A starving child brought to an MSF feeding center by his mother seeking help for the malnourished infant. [Date picture taken: 2005/08/12] Edward Parsons/IRIN
Niger's government hopes to make this kind of image a thing of the past
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    The death toll from a bomb which exploded in a crowd of revellers in a suburb of Kampala on Sunday has risen to two, police said. It was the seventh suspected terrorist attack in the country since the beginning of the year and takes to 49 the total number of people who have now died. In last Sunday’s blast one woman was killed instantly. Another person died later of injuries.

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