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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A bomb has exploded near a power plant in southern Afghanistan, killing two employees.

Helmand province's police chief says the remote-controlled bomb was hidden near the wall of the plant and was detonated Saturday morning.

Mohammad Hussein Andiwal says two employees were killed and six were wounded.

Two civilian passersby were also wounded.

Andiwal says the plant machinery was slightly damaged, but the power supply was not interrupted.

The explosion hit in the Gereshk district of Helmand - the biggest opium poppy-growing region of the world, and the arena of the bloodiest battles in recent years between insurgents and international troops.