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Afghan police kill 7 suicide bombers

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Seven suicide bombers attempting to enter government buildings Wednesday were killed by police in Afghanistan's Nimruz province, local officials said. Authorities were searching for two other potential bombers.

A female member of the provincial council was killed in the incident and five police officers were injured, said Ghulam Dastagir Azad, governor of the province.

CNN's Atia Abawi contributed to this report.