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<p>A suicide bomber has rammed a truck into a German consulate in Afghanistan, killing at least six civilians and wounding 120, officials said.</p><p>Gunman attacked the building after the blast, in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, battling with German and Afghan forces.</p><p>The Taliban said it carried out the attack in retaliation for air strikes last week in Kunduz province.</p><p>Local police said at least one suspect had been arrested in connection with the bombing.<br><br><b>IS hangs bodies of 40 civilians from poles in Iraqi city<br></b><br>So-called Islamic State (IS) shot dead 40 civilians on Tuesday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul after accusing them of treason, the United Nations says.</p><p>Their bodies were then hung from electricity poles in several districts, the office of the UN Human Rights Commissioner said, citing sources.</p><p>A man was also reportedly shot dead in public in central Mosul for ignoring an IS ban on using mobile phones.<br>Iraqi security forces are continuing their push to take Mosul back from IS.<br><br>The killings of the civilians appeared to have been carried out on the orders of self-appointed "courts", according to the UN report.<br><br></p>
