Suicide blast in Afghan southeast kills 6: Report
Kabul,
Aug
29:
A
suicide
bomber
blew
himself
up
in
a
town
in
Afghanistan's
southeastern
province
of
Paktika
today
killing
four
civilians
and
two
Afghan
soldiers,
the
provincial
governor
said.
The attack happened in the Barmal district, which is close to the border with neighbouring Pakistan, the governor Akram Khpelwak told Reuters. The bomber attacked a group of Afghan soldiers who were shopping, he said.
Reuters
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Story first published: Wednesday, August 29, 2007, 16:31 [IST]