5 Afghan Police Killed in Kandahar Suicide Attack
[Tolo News] Five Afghan coppers were killed when a jacket wallah detonated his car, laden with explosives, near the police headquarters in southern Kandahar province on Thursday morning, a local official said.
Six others were maimed in the attack, provincial front man Jawid Ahmad Faisal said.
The incident took place at 10:30 am in the Argistan district and the injured were taken to a nearby hospital, he said.
More security forces have arrived in the area, he added.
No group, including the Taliban, has grabbed credit for the attack.
Posted by: Fred 2012-06-01 |