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Car Bomb Explosion in Paktia Leaves Five Civilians Dead
[ToloNews] A boom-mobile went kaboom!in front of the gate of a Defense Ministry facility in Gardiz city, the center of eastern Paktia province, on Thursday morning, leaving five civilians dead, according to an army front man. Aimal Mohmand, a front man for the Afghan National Army's 203 Thunder Corps, said that 19 others--including five security force members--were maimed in the earth-shattering kaboom. He added that the explosives were placed in a Mazda truck that exploded in front of the gate of the facility at around 8:30am. Photos on social media from the attack scene show the building has been destroyed in the earth-shattering kaboom. In the meantime, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in a statement said that a jacket wallah attempted to detonate a truck-bomb at the gate of the MoD’s building in Gardiz city, Paktia, but was shot before reaching target, said MoD. However, you can observe a lot just by watching... the vehicle went kaboom!, killing five civilians and wounding 24 others, it said. The Taliban  ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...has grabbed credit for the attack. Related: Gardiz: 2019-10-14 Aghan MoI News Releases Gardiz: 2014-07-18 Taliban Ambush Karzai Security Team in Paktia Gardiz: 2013-10-15 Police Seize Explosive-Laden Truck in Paktia: MoI Related: Paktia: 2020-05-06 ANDSF Repels Scores of Taliban Attacks in Past 24 Hours: MoD Paktia: 2020-05-05 ANDSF Repels Scores of Taliban Attacks in Past 24 Hours: MoD Paktia: 2020-04-28 4 Policemen Killed in Taliban Attack in Paktia: Official Related: 203 Thunder Corps: 2019-08-28 Taliban Attacks Pushed Back In Zabul: Officials 203 Thunder Corps: 2019-06-22 Security Threats Remain High In Khwaja Omari District 203 Thunder Corps: 2019-05-05 Logar Security ‘Improves’ After More Forces Deployed Posted by: trailing wife 2020-05-15 |
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