Bomb attack kills police official in eastern Afghanistan

Source: Xinhua| 2017-11-01 15:36:23|Editor: ying
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JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan police officer was killed and six people were wounded following a bomb attack in eastern province of Nangarhar on Wednesday, provincial government spokesman said.

"A mine elaborately placed inside the car of Jan Mohammad, commander of Afghan Local Police (ALP) in Pachir Wagam District, went off at about 10 a.m. local time (0530 GMT) Wednesday, killing him and wounding four ALP members," spokesman Ataullah Khogyani told Xinhua.

Two passing-by children were also wounded and the injured were sent to a hospital, he noted.

No one including Taliban or Islamic State (IS) armed groups has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.

Taliban militants have been on the rampage since April when they launched a so-called annual rebel offensive in different places in Afghanistan, including the capital of Kabul, killing and injuring hundreds.

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