A number of armed insurgents attacked demining personnel in southern Helmand, killing 12 workers Saturday afternoon, local officials said.
The armed assailants attacked the demining workers near the Camp Bastion, a previously UK-run military base, in Shorabak district, Governor's spokesman Omar Zwak said.
After the attack on demining workers, Zwak added the insurgents began clashing with the Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers; as a result three assailants were killed and four others were detained.
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