KABUL, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Eight Afghan civilians were killed and over a dozen others got wounded as a bus ran over a roadside bomb in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province, police said Sunday.

    "The incident occurred Saturday afternoon in Arghandab district when the victims were coming from a memorial ceremony of a Taliban commander Mullah Hekmatullah who was killed days ago by security forces," deputy to provincial police chief Ghulam Jilani Khan told Xinhua.

    He also added that the father and mother of Hekmatullah were also among those killed in the roadside blast.

    Hekmatullah used to live in a far-flanged area and on Saturday his parents, along with relatives, went to pay tribute to his son. While on the way back their bus hit a mine and his parents were killed along with six others including three women.

    Khan stressed that the Taliban planted the mine to hit Afghan security forces but claimed the lives of civilians.