A suicide car bomber has attacked a bakery popular with police in southern Afghanistan, killing at least five people and wounding 22. The attack took close to the police headquarters in Lashkar Gah, the largest city in Helmand province.According to eyewitnesses, police were buying bread when attack took place. Two civilians are among the dead. Residents and shopkeepers in Lashkar Gah said that chaos and panic broke out after the explosion.
Lashkar Gah is one of seven initial areas for which security has been given from NATO to Afghan forces.