11 more killed in third blast in Afghanistan

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KANDAHAR, April 30 (TNS): A suicide bomber targeted a military convoy in Daman district of Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province on Monday killing 11 civilians and injuring over a dozen others, Chinese state run media quoting local officials reported.

“The armed militants conducted a suicide attack against a military convoy, probably foreign military convoy in Abdullah village of Daman district at 10:30 am local time today, killing 11 children and injuring 16 others including nine children and two policemen,” Afghan official said.

It was the third suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Monday. In another twin attacks in the capital Kabul, 25 people including five journalists were killed and 45 others injured.

Courtesy: Xinhua