Blast kills 1 person, wounds 4 others in E. Afghan province

Source: Xinhua| 2017-09-10 17:33:41|Editor: Yurou
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JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed and four others injured as a roadside bomb targeted police vehicle in Behsoud district of eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Sunday, spokesman for the provincial government Attaullah Khogiani said.

"A mine planted by militants on a road in Behsoud district to target security forces but the device went off when the vehicle of a commander of Border Police Force was passing the area killing one civilian on the spot and injuring four others," Khogiani told reporters here.

The injured persons include a security personnel and three civilians including a woman and a child, the official added.

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