Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 01 May 2018, 11:45 am Print
Kabul: A bomb blast in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday left at least one person killed, media reports said.
The incident reportedly left four others hurt.
Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the roadside bombing occurred in the Tairai area of Kama district at around 9am.
Public representative Iftikhar Momand, his two bodyguards and a civilian were injured in the explosion, the official said,told the Afghanistan-based news agency, adding one security guard was killed.
The injured people were rushed to hospital for treatment.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
Terror-hit Monday:
Two blasts rocked Kabul city on Monday,leaving the nation shocked.
According to reports, at least 14 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in two attacks that took place on Monday morning (local time) in a heavily populated neighbourhood in central Kabul.
The second attack was timed 30 minutes later to target journalists arriving on the scene and emergency services personnel seeking to provide aid to victims of the first attack.
In another incident, at least 11 civilians were killed in a blast that rocked Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Monday, media reports said.
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