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3 militants killed in premature explosion in Afghanistan

Xinhua, May 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

Some three militants were killed in a premature explosion in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province Sunday night, police said on Monday.

"Six militants tried to destroy a bridge along a main road by an Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) in the suburbs of provincial capital Kunduz city last night. The device went off accidently, leaving three militants killed and injured three others," provincial police Chief Gen. Qasim Jangalbagh told Xinhua.

However, the bridge located in Pul-e-Barakzai locality of the city had not been damaged by the blast, the police chief added.

The Taliban militant group has been using IED to target security forces but the lethal weapon also inflicts casualties on civilians, according to military officials.

The militant group has yet to make comments. Endit