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Summary Six policemen die while defusing a bomb, an official said.
Afghanistans Ministry of Defense says six Afghan soldiers have been killed and 16 others wounded while trying to defuse a roadside bomb.The ministry says the soldiers died Saturday in Mukar district of Baghdis province in western Afghanistan.In other parts of the country, thousands of Afghans demonstrated for a fifth day against the burning of Qurans at a U.S. base.President Barack Obama and other U.S. officials apologized and said it was a terrible mistake, but the incident has sparked protests across the country.
