Roadside bomb kills 6 members of same family in E. Afghanistan
Xinhua, February 20, 2016 Adjust font size:
Six members of a family were killed as a roadside bomb struck a vehicle in the eastern Paktika province on Friday, Interior Ministry said in a statement released here on Saturday.
The deadly incident, according to the statement, took place in Waza Khowah district of Paktika province at 02:00 p.m. local time, killing six occupants of the vehicle including four children on the spot.
The Interior Ministry blamed the enemies of peace, a reference to the Taliban militants, and condemned the bloody incident in its strongest term.
Taliban militants who are largely relying on suicide and roadside bombings have yet to claim responsibility for organizing the bombing. Endit