AFGHANISTAN
Six die in blast including Afghan deputy governor
Thursday, January 31, 2008
A suicide attacker blew himself up Thursday inside a mosque in southern Afghanistan, killing the deputy governor of Helmand province, five people and wounding 18 more, officials said.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
By Reuters
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A suicide
bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in southern Afghanistan
on Thursday killing a deputy provincial governor and at least
five other people, officials said.
bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in southern Afghanistan
on Thursday killing a deputy provincial governor and at least
five other people, officials said.
The men were praying in the mosque in Lashkar Gah, the
capital of Helmand province, when the blast took place.
capital of Helmand province, when the blast took place.
"Five people including, Pir Mohammad, (the deputy governor)
have been killed in this attack," Nisar Ahmad Barakzai, deputy
head for the provincial public health department told Reuters.
have been killed in this attack," Nisar Ahmad Barakzai, deputy
head for the provincial public health department told Reuters.
Provincial police chief Mohammad Huessien Andiwal said six
people, including Mohammad, were killed and 18 worshippers
wounded in the attack inside the mosque which lies opposite key
government offices in provincial capital, Lashkar Gah.
people, including Mohammad, were killed and 18 worshippers
wounded in the attack inside the mosque which lies opposite key
government offices in provincial capital, Lashkar Gah.
"When people stood up for prayer, the bomber approached the
deputy governor and detonated his explosives," Andiwal told
Reuters.
deputy governor and detonated his explosives," Andiwal told
Reuters.
Earlier in the day, a suicide car bomber killed a civilian
and wounded four others, including an army officer, in a
botched attack aimed at an army bus in the capital, Kabul,
officials said.
and wounded four others, including an army officer, in a
botched attack aimed at an army bus in the capital, Kabul,
officials said.
The Taliban have carried out more than 140 suicide attacks
last year. A purported spokesman for the group said a member of
the militant movement was behind Kabul's blast.
last year. A purported spokesman for the group said a member of
the militant movement was behind Kabul's blast.
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