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1st LD Writethru: Suicide car bomb kills 5, wounds 3 in S. Afghanistan

Xinhua, March 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

A suicide bomber blew up his explosive laden-car in Sangin district in the southern Helmand province with Lashkar Gah as its capital 555 km south of Kabul on Tuesday, killing himself and four civilians and injured three others, spokesman for the provincial government, Omar Zawak said.

"A terrorist riding an explosive-borne car blew it up next to a military convoy in Sangin district at around 02:00 p.m. local time, killing himself and four passersby civilians and injuring three others," Zawak told Xinhua.

However, he didn't say if there were casualties on security personnel, saying details would be made public after investigation.

Clashes between security forces and Taliban militants have been continuing in the restive Sangin district over the past couple of months. Endi