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1st LD Writethru: District police chief killed in N. Afghanistan

Xinhua, June 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

A district police chief was killed and two of his bodyguards injured as a roadside bomb struck a police van in northern Afghanistan's Balkh province on Wednesday, a local official Mir Wais Rabi said.

"The body of Sholgara district police chief Bismillah Khan along with two of his injured bodyguards have been taken to hospital in Mazar-e-Sharif city on this morning," Rabi told Xinhua.

According to the official, Bismillah Khan lost his life in a roadside bomb blast and two of his bodyguards sustained injuries on the way to Mazar-e-Sharif city to attend a security meeting.

Meanwhile, another official, on condition of anonymity, said the roadside bomb, planted by Taliban militants, struck police vehicle at 10:30 a.m. local time, killing one police officer and injuring three others. Enditem