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1st LD Writethru: Blast kills 1, wounds 2 in northern Afghanistan

Xinhua,December 17, 2017 Adjust font size:

MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed and two others injured after a bomb struck a vehicle in the northern Mazar-e-Sharif city, the capital of Balkh province on Sunday, police said. "One person was killed and two others injured after a magnetic bomb planted on a vehicle went off in Mazar-e-Sharif city today afternoon," police spokesman in the province Shir Jan Durani told reporters.

All the victims are civilians, he added.

Without providing more details, the official said that investigation has been initiated. Enditem

 

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