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Afghanistan: Bomb explosion leaves three people hurt

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 24 Jan 2021

Afghanistan: Bomb explosion leaves three people hurt

WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Kabul: A bomb explosion rocked Afghanistan's  eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday which left at least three civilians wounded on Sunday, media reports said.

The blast took place inside a cement shop in the Chaparhar Zherai Ada area of Jalalabad at around 7:35am, reports Pajhwok Afghan News.

The governor’ office told the news agency that the shopkeeper had already received threats and the bomb planted in his shop went off in the morning.  

Gul Zada Sangar, spokesman for Jalalabad Civil Hospital, confirmed to the news agency that three injured people had been brought from the blast site to the medical facility.  
 
He said the injured people were stable.

No group claimed responsibility for the incident so far.