An injured man receives medical treatment at a local hospital in Khost province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2017. Four people have been confirmed dead and 13 others injured as a blast rocked Khost city, the capital of Afghan eastern Khost province on Sunday, a local official said on the condition of anonymity. (Xinhua/Mohammad Zaman)
KHOST, Afghanistan, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Four people have been confirmed dead and 13 others injured as a blast rocked Khost city, the capital of Afghan eastern Khost province on Sunday, a local official said on the condition of anonymity.
"The blast occurred next to a market at around noon killing four people and injured 13 others," the official told Xinhua but declined to be identified, saying authorized officials would brief the media.
Meanwhile, provincial police chief Faizullah Ghairat has confirmed the incident but refused to provide details.
Head of health department in Khost city, Habib Shah Ansari has confirmed that four dead bodies and 13 injured persons have been taken to hospital.
