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1st LD: Bomb attack injures 8 in northern Afghan city

Xinhua, February 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least eight people were wounded after a bomb targeted a local leader in Kunduz city, capital of Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz on Tuesday, police said.

"A sticky bomb attached to a sedan was detonated at around 10 a.m. local time (0530 GMT) near a main square in the city, leaving eight persons injured," deputy provincial police chief Massom Hashimi told Xinhua.

The stricken vehicle belonged to Hajji Abdul Qadir, a pro-government figure in the province, the source said.

The injured were shifted to a hospital in the city, some 250 km north of the Afghan capital Kabul.

Security forces have cordoned off the area for precautionary measures.

So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the blast, but the Taliban militant group has launched similar attacks in the past. Endit